صحيح البخاري

Hadith 2530

Book 49: The Book of Manumission (of Slaves)

كِتَاب الْعِتْقِ

Chapter 7

(7) Chapter. If somebody says to his slave that he is for Allah; and by that he intends to manumit him (the slave is manumitted). And the witness for manumission.

7- بَابُ إِذَا قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِعَبْدِهِ هُوَ لِلَّهِ. وَنَوَى الْعِتْقَ، وَالإِشْهَادُ فِي الْعِتْقِ:

English narration

Narrated by أبو هريرة الدوسي

When Abu Huraira accompanied by his slave set out intending to embrace Islam they lost each other on the way. The slave then came while Abu Huraira was sitting with the Prophet. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O Abu Huraira! Your slave has come back." Abu Huraira said, "Indeed, I would like you to witness that I have manumitted him." That happened at the time when Abu Huraira recited (the following poetic verse)-- 'What a long tedious tiresome night! Nevertheless, it has delivered us From the land of Kufr (disbelief).

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بِشْرٍ ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، أَنَّهُ لَمَّا أَقْبَلَ يُرِيدُ الْإِسْلَامَ وَمَعَهُ غُلَامُهُ ضَلَّ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ ، فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَأَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ جَالِسٌ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، هَذَا غُلَامُكَ قَدْ أَتَاكَ ، فَقَالَ : أَمَا إِنِّي أُشْهِدُكَ أَنَّهُ حُرٌّ ، قَالَ : فَهُوَ حِينَ يَقُولُ : يَا لَيْلَةً مِنْ طُولِهَا وَعَنَائِهَا عَلَى أَنَّهَا مِنْ دَارَةِ الْكُفْرِ نَجَّتِ " .

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 2530In-book: Book 49, Hadith 2530

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