Sunan Abi Dawud · The Book of Manumission of Slaves (Kitab Al-Itaq)
باب أَىِّ الرِّقَابِ أَفْضَلُ
Chapter: Which Slave Is Better?
3 hadith · references 3965–3967
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Abu Dawud · 3965حَاصَرْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِقَصْرِ الطَّائِفِ ، قَالَ مُعَاذٌ : سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ بِقَصْرِ الطَّائِفِ بِحِصْنِ الطَّائِفِ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ ، فَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّNarrated Abu Najih as-Sulami: Along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ we besieged the palace of at-Taif. The narrator, Mutadh, said: I heard my father (sometimes) say: "Palace of at-Taif, " and (sometimes) "Fort of at-Taif, 7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3966مَنْ أَعْتَقَ رَقَبَةً مُؤْمِنَةً كَانَتْ فِدَاءَهُ مِنَ النَّارِAmr 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.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3967وَأَيُّمَا امْرِئٍ أَعْتَقَ مُسْلِمًا ، وَأَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ أَعْتَقَتِ امْرَأَةً مُسْلِمَةً ، زَادَ وَأَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ أَعْتَقَ امْرَأَتَيْنِ مُسْلِمَتَيْنِ ، إِلَّا كَانَتَا فِكَاكَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ ، يُجْزِئُ مَكَانَ كُThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Muadh through a different chain of narrators. After mentioning the words "If any Muslim emancipates a Muslim slave. . . and if a woman emancipates a Muslim woman6 narrators