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Malik Muwatta: Hadith 1432

31. Business Transactions

موطأ مالك

1432
Malik Muwatta
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏‏ مَطْلُ الْغَنِيِّ ظُلْمٌ وَإِذَا أُتْبِعَ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى مَلِيءٍ فَلْيَتْبَعْ ‏"‏ ‏‏
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu 'z-Zinad from al Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Delay in payment by a rich man is injustice, but when one of you is referred for payment to a wealthy man, let him be referred."
Reference: USC-MSA web (English) : Book 31, Hadith 85
Arabic : Book 31, Hadith 1372