The Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned that a man from the Children of Israil asked another from the Children of Israil to lend him a thousand Dinars.The lender said, "Bring me witnesses so I may have them witness the transaction."The borrower replied, "Allah is sufficient as a witness."The lender said, "Then bring me a guarantor."He replied, "Allah is sufficient as a guarantor."The lender said, "You have spoken the truth," and handed over the money to him for a fixed term.The borrower then set out by sea, took care of his business, and afterward looked for a vessel to carry him back by the appointed time, but he could not find one. So he took a piece of wood, hollowed it out, placed inside it the thousand Dinars along with a letter to its owner, then sealed up the opening. He brought it to the sea and said, "O Allah, You know that I borrowed a thousand Dinars from So-and-so. He asked me for a guarantor and I said, 'Allah is sufficient as a guarantor,' and he was content with You. He asked me for a witness and I said, 'Allah is sufficient as a witness,' and he was content with You. I have tried hard to find a vessel to send him what is owed to him, but I could not find one, so I entrust it to You."Then he cast the wood into the sea until it disappeared into the water, and turned away, still searching for a vessel that might take him to his country.Meanwhile, the man who had lent him the money went out looking, hoping that perhaps a ship would arrive bringing his money. Instead he came upon the piece of wood that contained the money, and he took it home as firewood for his family. When he split it open, he found the money and the letter.Later the man who had borrowed from him arrived and brought him a thousand Dinars and said, "By Allah, I kept striving to find a vessel to bring you your money, but I could not find one before the ship I have just come on."The lender asked, "Did you send me anything?"He replied, "Did I not just tell you that I could not find a vessel before this one I came on?"The lender said, "Indeed Allah has discharged on your behalf what you sent in the piece of wood. So go back with your thousand, rightly guided."
حدثنا يونس بن محمد حدثنا ليث يعني ابن سعد عن جعفر بن ربيعة عن عبد الرحمن بن هرمز
عن رسول الله ﷺ أنه ذكر أن رجلا من بني إسرائيل سأل بعض بني إسرائيل أن يسلفه ألف دينار قال ائتني بشهداء أشهدهم قال كفى بالله شهيدا قال ائتني بكفيل قال كفى بالله كفيلا قال صدقت فدفعها إليه إلى أجل مسمى فخرج في البحر فقضى حاجته ثم التمس مركبا يقدم عليه للأجل الذي كان أجله فلم يجد مركبا فأخذ خشبة فنقرها وأدخل فيها ألف دينار وصحيفة معها إلى صاحبها ثم زجج موضعها ثم أتى بها البحر ثم قال اللهم إنك قد علمت أني استلفت من فلان ألف دينار فسألني كفيلا فقلت كفى بالله كفيلا فرضي بك وسألني شهيدا فقلت كفى بالله شهيدا فرضي بك وإني قد جهدت أن أجد مركبا أبعث إليه بالذي له فلم أجد مركبا وإني استودعتكها فرمى بها في البحر حتى ولجت فيه ثم انصرف ينظر وهو في ذلك يطلب مركبا يخرج إلى بلده فخرج الرجل الذي كان أسلفه ينظر لعل مركبا يجيء بماله فإذا بالخشبة التي فيها المال فأخذها لأهله حطبا فلما كسرها وجد المال والصحيفة ثم قدم الرجل الذي كان تسلف منه فأتاه بألف دينار وقال والله ما زلت جاهدا في طلب مركب لآتيك بمالك فما وجدت مركبا قبل الذي أتيت فيه قال هل كنت بعثت إلي بشيء قال ألم أخبرك أني لم أجد مركبا قبل هذا الذي جئت فيه قال فإن الله قد أدى عنك الذي بعثت به في الخشبة فانصرف بألفك راشدا