The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Delay in payment on the part of one who possesses means makes it lawful to dishonour and punish him. Ibn al-Mubarak said that "dishonour" means that he may be spoken to roughly and "punish" means he may be imprisoned for it.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3628 In-book : Book 25, Hadith 58 English translation : Book 24, Hadith 3621
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