Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Loans, Freezing of Property, and Bankruptcy

14- بَابُ إِذَا وَجَدَ مَالَهُ عِنْدَ مُفْلِسٍ فِي الْبَيْعِ وَالْقَرْضِ وَالْوَدِيعَةِ، فَهْوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ:

(14) Chapter. If somebody lends something or sells it on credit or deposits it as a trust, and the new possessor gets the bankrupt, the former owner has a more right than the other creditors to restore that thing if he find it with the bankrupt.

1 hadith · references 2402–2402

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Bukhari · 2402مَنْ أَدْرَكَ مَالَهُ بِعَيْنِهِ عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ أَوْ إِنْسَانٍ قَدْ أَفْلَسَ ، فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ مِنْ غَيْرِهِAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "If a man finds his very things with a bankrupt, he has more right to take them back than anyone else."7 narrators