It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said concerning the period for returning slaves on account of a defect (uhdah): "It is three nights." Sa'id said: I asked Qatadah: "How will this work?" He said: "If the buyer finds a defect in the merchandise, he may return it within those three days and will not be asked for witnesses. But once those days have passed, he has no right to return it without evidence that he bought it while that defect was already in it; otherwise the seller is to take an oath that he did not sell it while it had an illness."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The period for returning on account of a defect (uhdah) is not more than four days."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The option to return a slave is four nights." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but it is mursal, because Imam al-Hasan al-Basri did not hear from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him); and it also has a supporting narration (shahid).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Habban bin Munqidh (may Allah be pleased with him) was a weak man, and he had received a deep head wound that had reached the membrane of the brain. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) granted him an option of three days in anything he bought. His tongue had a stammer, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "When you trade, say: 'La khilabah' (There is to be no deception)." The narrator said: I used to hear him say (because of his stammer): "La khidhabah, la khidhabah." He would buy something and bring it to his family, and they would say: "This is expensive," and he would reply: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has given me the option (to return) in my sales."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she used to take loans. It was said to her: "Why do you take loans when you have no apparent means of repaying?" She said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whenever a servant has the intention of repaying his debt, he receives help from Allah." So I am always seeking that (unseen) help. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it; and a similar narration has been reported from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) through Muhammad bin Ali bin al-Husayn as well.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Ali (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) used to take loans. She was asked: "Why do you take loans?" She said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whenever a servant has the intention of repaying his debt, he receives help from Allah." So I am always seeking that help. Its supporting narration (shahid) is the hadith of Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her).

It is narrated from Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she used to take loans frequently. When she was asked about this, she said: "I will not stop taking loans, because there is help from Allah for it, and I am always seeking that help."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty is with the debtor until he repays his debt, provided the debt is not for something that Allah dislikes." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it; and it has a supporting narration (shahid) in the hadith of Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever takes a loan while intending in his heart to repay it, and then dies (before repaying), Allah Almighty will pardon him and will satisfy his creditor in whatever way He wills. And whoever takes a loan while not intending in his heart to repay it, and then dies, Allah Almighty will take retribution from him on behalf of his creditor on the Day of Resurrection."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had two thick, coarse garments (cloaks) made in Qatar. I said: "O Messenger of Allah, these two garments of yours are very coarse and thick; you sweat in them and they become heavy on you. So-and-so has received some fine cloth from Syria; if only you would send word to him and take two garments from him on credit until ease (comes)." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent word to him, and he said: "I know what Muhammad wants; he wants to take my cloth and then delay payment for it." The messenger came and informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He has lied. They know full well that I am the most God-fearing of them and the most faithful of them in fulfilling trusts." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Bukhari, but the two Shaykhs did not record it; and Shu'bah has also narrated it from Umarah bin Abi Hafsah in an abridged form.