An Arabi came to the Prophet ﷺ demanding repayment of a camel he had lent him. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Find for him a camel of the same age as his."They searched but could only find one older than his camel. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Give it to him, even though it is older than his."The Arabi said, "You have repaid me in full, may Allah repay you in full."The Prophet ﷺ said, "The best of you is the one who is best in repaying his debts."
حدثنا عبد الرزاق قال أنبأنا سفيان عن سلمة بن كهيل عن أبي سلمة
جاء أعرابي يتقاضى النبي ﷺ بعيرا فقال النبي ﷺ التمسوا له مثل سن بعيره قال فالتمسوا له فلم يجدوا إلا فوق سن بعيره قال فأعطوه فوق بعيره فقال الأعرابي أوفيتني أوفاك الله فقال النبي ﷺ إن خيركم خيركم قضاء
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Its isnad is sahih. Bukhari transmitted it in the book of agency 3/130, chapter on agency for one present and one absent, as did Muslim in the book of sharecropping, chapter on one who borrows something and repays with something better than it, 3/1325 no. 1601, Tirmidhi 3/598 no. 1316 in the book of sales, chapter on what has been said about borrowing a camel, and Nasai 7/291 in the book of sales, chapter on borrowing livestock. All of them narrated it with wordings close to each other, from Abu Hurairah.