باب لِصَاحِبِ الْحَقِّ مَقَالٌ
The Prophet ﷺ said, "The delay in the payment of debt by one who can afford to pay, justifies his defamation and torture by the lender." Defamation means that the lender tells him in public that he has delayed the payment. Torture means legal imprisonment.
وَيُذْكَرُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَيُّ الْوَاجِدِ يُحِلُّ عُقُوبَتَهُ وَعِرْضَهُ». قَالَ سُفْيَانُ عِرْضُهُ يَقُولُ مَطَلْتَنِي. وَعُقُوبَتُهُ الْحَبْسُ.