Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 634
CHAPTER 25 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa as a Great Judge 634 confessed to his crime. So this Jew was killed as a punishment. 9 Judgment in Favour a Jew ‘Abdull a h bin Abi H adrad Al-Aslam i ra relates; "I owed four Dirhams to a Jew. The time agreed for the repayment had elapsed. This Jew complained to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa that the repayment of four Dirhams had not been made. H u du r sa told me to pay the money back. I replied, 'In the name of the Being Who has sent you, I do not have the capacity to repay this loan. ' The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa told me a second time to make the repayment. I again presented the same excuse and informed the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa that I had told this person that you would be sending us to Khyber and I would repay his loan out of the war booty. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa ordered me to pay the money back immediately. When the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said something three times, it was considered a final decision. So I went to the market place, wore my head gear as a covering for the lower part of the body and sold the cloth I was wearing for four Dirhams, and repaid the loan. An old lady passed near me and asked what had happened to me. I told her the whole story. At this she gave me her shawl. In this way the just decision brought blessings for both the parties. 10 Once a Jew was selling his goods in the