Narrated Ash-Sharid: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: Delay in payment on the part of one who possesses means makes it lawful to dishonour and punish him. Ibn al-Mubarak said that "dishonour" means that he may be spoken to roughly and "punish" means he may be imprisoned for it.

Narrated Grandfather of Hirmas ibn Habib: I brought my debtor to the Holy Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم . He said to me: Stick to him. He again said to me: O brother of Banu Tamim, what do you want to do with your prisoner.

Bahz bin Hakim, on his father's authority, said that his grandfather told that the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم imprisoned a man on suspicion.

Bahz ibn Hakim reported from his grandfather: (Ibn Qudamah's version has: His grandfather's brother or uncle reported:) - the narrator Mu'ammal said: - He (his grandfather Muawiyah) got up before the Holy Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم who was giving sermon: and he said: Why have your companions arrested my neighbours? He turned away from him twice. He (his grandfather Muawiyah) then mentioned something. The Holy Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم then said: Let his neighbours go. (Mu'ammal did not mention the words "He was giving sermon. ")