Sayyiduna Shuraid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The delaying of a rich man is oppression; this act makes his honor and punishment lawful. Imam Waki’ said: By dishonor is meant to complain about him, and by punishment is meant to imprison him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that during the blessed era of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), a man bought some fruit, but a calamity befell that fruit, due to which the man became heavily indebted. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Give charity to him." People gave charity, but the amount was less than his debt. Eventually, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the creditors: "Take whatever is being given to you, and apart from that, there is nothing more."