The reciter: Abdullah ibn Muhammad narrated to us, saying: Uthman ibn Umar narrated to us, saying: Yunus informed us from al-Zuhri from Abdullah ibn Ka'b ibn Malik from Ka'b
Ka`b demanded his debt back from Ibn Abi Hadrad in the Mosque and their voices grew louder till Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) heard them while he was in his house. He came out to them raising the curtain of his room and addressed Ka`b, "O Ka`b!" Ka`b replied, "Labaik, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)." (He said to him), "Reduce your debt to one half," gesturing with his hand. Ka`b said, "I have done so, O Allah's Apostle!" On that the Prophet (ﷺ) said to Ibn Abi Hadrad, "Get up and repay the debt,
أنه تقاضى ابن أبي حدرد دينا كان له عليه في المسجد فارتفعت أصواتهما حتى سمعها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو في بيته فخرج إليهما حتى كشف سجف حجرته فنادى يا كعب قال لبيك يا رسول الله قال ضع من دينك هذا وأومأ إليه أي الشطر قال لقد فعلت يا رسول الله قال قم فاقضه .
