Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ هَانِئٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْعِرْبَاضَ بْنَ سَارِيَةَ قَالَ بِعْتُ مِنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَكْرًا فَأَتَيْتُهُ أَتَقَاضَاهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اقْضِنِي ثَمَنَ بَكْرِي فَقَالَ أَجَلْ لَا أَقْضِيكَهَا إِلَّا لُجَيْنِيَّةً قَالَ فَقَضَانِي فَأَحْسَنَ قَضَائِي قَالَ وَجَاءَهُ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اقْضِنِي بَكْرِي فَأَعْطَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ جَمَلًا قَدْ أَسَنَّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ بَكْرِي قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ خَيْرَ الْقَوْمِ خَيْرُهُمْ قَضَاءً.
English Translation
Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi told us: Mu'awiyah ibn Salih told us, from Sa'id ibn Hani', who said: I heard al-Irbad ibn Sariyah say: I sold the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, a young camel, so I came to him seeking payment and said: O Messenger of Allah, pay me the price of my young camel. He said: Yes, but I will only pay you in silver coin. He said: So he paid me and paid me well. He said: And a bedouin came to him and said: O Messenger of Allah, pay me for my young camel. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, gave him that day a camel that had grown old, and he said: O Messenger of Allah, this is better than my young camel. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Indeed the best of people are those best in repayment.