is the moment when the payment becomes firmly established as a debt.

3 – The ḥadith serves as evidence for the fundamental permissibility of hire-contracts (ijārah), demonstrating that they are lawful, beneficial agreements.

4 – It affirms divine recompense in the Hereafter and establishes the Day of Resurrection—truths that are necessarily known as part of the religion.

5 – It indicates the permissibility of concluding treaties with unbelievers and granting them safe-conduct whenever this secures a benefit for Islam and the Muslims.

6 – It teaches that freeborn human beings cannot lawfully be seized and possessed by an act of usurpation.

7 – The word “three” is not restrictive; besides these, there are others guilty of major sins whose dispute Allah will likewise undertake.

8 – Similarly, the expression “a man” is not exclusive; it is simply the common manner of address. The threat applies equally to both men and women who are morally accountable.

9 – The narration shows that a hired worker is not entitled to his wage until he has completed the work or the stipulated term for which he was engaged.