وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ هَلَكَتِ امْرَأَةٌ لِي فَأَتَانِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ الْقُرَظِيُّ يُعَزِّينِي بِهَا فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ كَانَ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ رَجُلٌ فَقِيهٌ عَالِمٌ عَابِدٌ مُجْتَهِدٌ وَكَانَتْ لَهُ امْرَأَةٌ - وَكَانَ بِهَا مُعْجَبًا وَلَهَا مُحِبًّا - فَمَاتَتْ فَوَجَدَ عَلَيْهَا وَجْدًا شَدِيدًا وَلَقِيَ عَلَيْهَا أَسَفًا حَتَّى خَلاَ فِي بَيْتٍ وَغَلَّقَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ وَاحْتَجَبَ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ وَإِنَّ امْرَأَةً سَمِعَتْ بِهِ فَجَاءَتْهُ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ لِي إِلَيْهِ حَاجَةً أَسْتَفْتِيهِ فِيهَا لَيْسَ يُجْزِينِي فِيهَا إِلاَّ مُشَافَهَتُهُ فَذَهَبَ النَّاسُ وَلَزِمَتْ بَابَهُ وَقَالَتْ مَا لِي مِنْهُ بُدٌّ . فَقَالَ لَهُ قَائِلٌ إِنَّ هَا هُنَا امْرَأَةً أَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَسْتَفْتِيَكَ وَقَالَتْ إِنْ أَرَدْتُ إِلاَّ مُشَافَهَتَهُ وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ النَّاسُ وَهِيَ لاَ تُفَارِقُ الْبَابَ . فَقَالَ ائْذَنُوا لَهَا . فَدَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي جِئْتُكَ أَسْتَفْتِيكَ فِي أَمْرٍ . قَالَ وَمَا هُوَ قَالَتْ إِنِّي اسْتَعَرْتُ مِنْ جَارَةٍ لِي حَلْيًا فَكُنْتُ أَلْبَسُهُ وَأُعِيرُهُ زَمَانًا ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ أَرْسَلُوا إِلَىَّ فِيهِ أَفَأُؤَدِّيهِ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ وَاللَّهِ . فَقَالَتْ إِنَّهُ قَدْ مَكَثَ عِنْدِي زَمَانًا . فَقَالَ ذَلِكَ أَحَقُّ لِرَدِّكِ إِيَّاهُ إِلَيْهِمْ حِينَ أَعَارُوكِيهِ زَمَانًا . فَقَالَتْ أَىْ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ أَفَتَأْسَفُ عَلَى مَا أَعَارَكَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ أَخَذَهُ مِنْكَ وَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ مِنْكَ فَأَبْصَرَ مَا كَانَ فِيهِ وَنَفَعَهُ اللَّهُ بِقَوْلِهَا .
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that al-Qasimibn Muhammad said, "One of my wives died and Muhammad ibn Kab alQuradhi came to console me about her. He told me of one among the BaniIsrail who was a diligent, worshipping, knowing and understanding manwho had a wife that he admired and loved, and she died. He grievedover her intensely and lamented her until he withdrew into a house andlocked himself in, hidden from everyone, and no-one visited him. Awoman heard about him and went to him, saying, 'I need him to give mean opinion. Nothing will satisfy me except what he says about it.'Everyone went away, but she stuck to his door and said, 'I must seehim.' Someone said to him, 'There is a woman who wishes to ask youropinion about something,' and she insisted, 'I will only talk to himabout it.' When everyone had gone away, and she still had not lefthis door, he said, 'Let her in.' So she went in and saw him and said,'I have come to ask your opinion about something.' He said, 'What isit?' She said, 'I borrowed a piece of jewellery from a neighbour ofmine, and I have worn it and used it for a long time. Then they sentto me for it. Should I let them have it back?' He said, 'Yes, byAllah.' She said, 'I have had it for a long time.' He said, 'It ismore correct for you to return it to them, since they have lent it toyou for such a long time.' She said, 'Yes. May Allah have mercy onyou. Do you then grieve over what Allah has lent you and then takenfrom you, when He has a greater right to it than you?' Then he sawthe situation he was in, and Allah helped him by her words." Translation Not Available
Book Ref: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 16 Hadith 565
Web Ref: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 16 Hadith 43