سنن أبي داود

Hadith 3966

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

كِتَاب الْعِتْق

Chapter 14

Chapter: Which Slave Is Better?

باب أَىِّ الرِّقَابِ أَفْضَلُ

English narration

Narrated by عمرو بن عبسة السلمي

Amr ibn Abasah, said that Marrah ibn Kab said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: If anyone emancipates a Muslim slave, that will be his ransom from Jahannam.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ نَجْدَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ، حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ ، عَنْ شُرَحْبِيلَ بْنِ السَّمْطِ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِعَمْرِو بْنِ عَبَسَةَ : حَدِّثْنَا حَدِيثًا سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : "

مَنْ أَعْتَقَ رَقَبَةً مُؤْمِنَةً كَانَتْ فِدَاءَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ

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Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3966In-book: Book 31, Hadith 3966

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