سنن أبي داود

Hadith 3958

Book 31: The Book of Manumission of Slaves (Kitab Al-Itaq)

كِتَاب الْعِتْق

Chapter 10

Chapter: Regarding One Who Manumits Slaves Of His That Exceed One Third Of His Property.

باب فِيمَنْ أَعْتَقَ عَبِيدًا لَهُ لَمْ يَبْلُغْهُمُ الثُّلُثُ

English narration

Narrated by عمران بن حصين الأزدي

Imran bin Hussain said: A man who had no other property emancipated six slaves of his at the time of the death. When the Prophet ﷺ was informed about it, he spoke severely of him. He then called them, divided them into three sections, cast lots among them, and emancipated two and kept four in slavery.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْن ، "

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَعْتَقَ سِتَّةَ أَعْبُدٍ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُمْ ، فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ : قَوْلًا شَدِيدًا ثُمَّ دَعَاهُمْ ، فَجَزَّأَهُمْ ثَلَاثَةَ أَجْزَاءٍ ، فَأَقْرَعَ بَيْنَهُمْ ، فَأَعْتَقَ اثْنَيْنِ وَأَرَقَّ أَرْبَعَةً

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Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3958In-book: Book 31, Hadith 3958

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