سنن أبي داود

Hadith 3968

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

كِتَاب الْعِتْق

Chapter 15

Chapter: The Virtue Of Manumitting Slaves When The Master Is Healthy.

باب فِي فَضْلِ الْعِتْقِ فِي الصِّحَّةِ

English narration

Narrated by عويمر بن مالك الأنصاري

Narrated Abud Darda: The Prophet ﷺ said: the similitude of a man who emancipates a slave at the time of his death is like that of a man who gives a present after satisfying his appetite.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا محُمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ أَبِى إِسْحَاق ، عَنْ أَبِى حَبِيبَةَ الطَّائِيَّ ، عَنْ أَبِى الدَّردْاءِ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : "

مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَعْتِقُ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ كَمَثَلِ الَّذِي يُهْدِي إِذَا شبعَ

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Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3968In-book: Book 31, Hadith 3968

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