Sunan Abi Dawud, 2883

Narrated 'Amr b. Suh'aib: On his father's authority, said that his grandfather told that Al-'As ibn Wa'il left his will that a hundred slaves should be emancipated on his behalf. His son Hisham emancipated fifty slaves and his son Amr intended to emancipate the remaining fifty on his behalf, but he said: I should ask first the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He, therefore, came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: Messenger of Allah, my father left in his will that a hundred slaves should be emancipated on his behalf and Hisham has emancipated fifty on his behalf and fifty remain. Shall I emancipate them on his behalf? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Had he been a Muslim and you had emancipated slaves on his behalf, or given sadaqah on his behalf, or performed the pilgrimage, that would have reached him

Rapporté par 'Amr ibn Suh'aib, d’après son père, d’après son grand-père : Al-'As ibn Wa'il a laissé dans son testament que cent esclaves soient affranchis pour lui. Son fils Hisham en a affranchi cinquante, et son fils Amr voulait affranchir les cinquante restants pour lui, mais il a dit : « Je vais d’abord demander au Messager d’Allah ﷺ. » Il est donc allé voir le Prophète ﷺ et a dit : « Messager d’Allah, mon père a laissé dans son testament que cent esclaves soient affranchis pour lui. Hisham en a affranchi cinquante, il en reste cinquante. Dois-je les affranchir pour lui ? » Le Messager d’Allah ﷺ a répondu : « S’il avait été musulman et que tu avais affranchi des esclaves pour lui, donné l’aumône pour lui, ou accompli le pèlerinage à sa place, cela lui aurait été bénéfique. »