ذِكْرُ إِظْلَالِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا فِي الْقِيَامَةِ فِي ظِلِّهِ مَنْ أَنْظَرَ مُعْسِرًا أَوْ وَضَعَ لَهُ
[Machine] I and my father went out to seek knowledge in this neighborhood from the Ansar before they perish. The first person we met was Abu Al-Yasir, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and with him was his son. Abu Al-Yasir was wearing a cloak, as were his guests, and his son was also wearing a cloak. My father said to him, "I see anger on your face." He replied, "Indeed, I had some wealth that belonged to so-and-so, the thief. So I went to his family and asked them, 'Is it accepted?' They said, 'No.' Then his son came out to me, so I asked him, 'Where is your father?' He said, 'He heard your voice and came out. I told him to come out, for I knew where you were.' Then he came out and I asked him, 'What made you hide?' He said, 'I swear by Allah, I wanted to talk to you and not lie to you. I was afraid that if I spoke to you, I would then lie to you and break my promise. And you were the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and by Allah, I was in a difficult situation.' I asked, 'By Allah?' He replied, 'By Allah.' I asked again, 'By Allah?' He replied, 'By Allah.' Then he reached for his scriptures and erased them. He said, 'If you find a just cause, then judge accordingly. Otherwise, you are in a permissible state. I bear witness with my eyes to this oath, and my heart confirms it.' He pointed to the veins on his chest and said, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Whoever protects the rights of a debtor in financial difficulty, Allah will protect him in His shade."'
خَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَأَبِي نَطْلُبُ الْعِلْمَ فِي هَذَا الْحَيِّ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَهْلِكُوا فَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ لَقِيَنَا أَبُو الْيَسَرِ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَمَعَهُ غُلَامٌ لَهُ وَعَلَى أَبِي الْيَسَرِ بُرْدَةٌ وَمَعَافِرِيٌّ وَعَلَى غُلَامِهِ بُرْدَةٌ وَمَعَافِرِيٌّ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبِي إِنِّي أَرَى فِي وَجْهِكَ شَيْئًا مِنْ غَضَبٍ قَالَ أَجَلْ كَانَ لِي عَلَى فُلَانِ بْنِ فُلَانٍ الْحَرَامِيِّ مَالٌ فَأَتَيْتُ أَهْلَهُ فَقُلْتُ أَثَمَّتْ؟ قَالُوا لَا فَخَرَجَ عَلَيَّ ابْنٌ لَهُ فَقُلْتُ أَيْنَ أَبُوكَ؟ فَقَالَ سَمِعَ صَوْتَكَ فَدَخَلَ فَقُلْتُ اخْرُجْ إِلَيَّ فَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ فَخَرَجَ عَلَيَّ فَقُلْتُ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى أَنِ اخْتَبَأْتَ؟ قَالَ أَنَا وَاللَّهِ أُحَدِّثُكَ ثُمَّ لَا أَكْذِبُكَ خَشِيتُ وَاللَّهِ أَنْ أُحَدِّثَكَ فَأَكْذِبَكَ وَأَعِدَكَ فَأُخْلِفَكَ وَكُنْتَ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَكُنْتُ وَاللَّهِ مُعْسِرًا قَالَ قُلْتُ آللَّهِ؟ قَالَ اللَّهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ آللَّهِ؟ قَالَ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ بِصَحِيفَتِهِ فَمَحَاهَا وَقَالَ إِنْ وَجَدْتَ قَضَاءً فَاقْضِ وَإِلَّا فَأَنْتَ فِي حِلٍّ فَأَشْهَدُ بَصُرَ عَيْنَايَ هَاتَانِ وَوَعَاهُ قَلْبِي وَأَشَارَ إِلَى نِيَاطِ قَلْبِهِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ أَنْظَرَ مُعْسِرًا أَوْ وَضَعَ لَهُ أَظَلَّهُ اللَّهُ فِي ظِلِّهِ»