when he delayed it for a long time he said to him one day while he was sitting at his table this money has a zakat due. we knew that when we took this money out of our hands it was exposed to loss and to long disputes and to being inherited. then we were satisfied with a small profit from you because of what we thought of you as a good judge. if it were not for that we would not have been satisfied with this money. and if the condition of this money is that it is returned after a year and i relieve you by asking you well for a month or two then it stayed with me until i got it like you a month or two its advantage is eliminated and an advantage is given to us. and someone like you is satisfied with a little and my demand has been long and you have been neglecting it for a long time. he says this and in that case he does not stop eating.
فلما طال عليه المطل، قال له يوما، وهو على خوانه إن لهذا المال زكاة مؤداة. وقد علمنا أنا حين أخرجنا هذا المال من أيدينا، أنه معرض للذهاب، وللمنازعة الطويلة، ولأن يقع في الميراث، ثم رضينا منك بالربح اليسير، بالذي ظنناه بك من حسن القضاء، ولولا ذلك لم نرض بهذا المال ٣ . وهذا المال إذا كان شرطه أن يرجع بعد سنة، فرفهت عنك بحسن المطالبة شهرا أو شهرين، ثم مكث عندي، إلى أن أصبت له مثلك، شهرا أو شهرين، محق فضله، وخرج علينا فضل. ومثلك يكتفي بالقليل وقد طال اقتضائي وطال تغافلك . يقول هذا الكلام، وهو في ذلك لا يقطع الأكل.