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Abu Dawud 3958 · Book 31

Sunan Abi Dawud, 3958

The Book of Manumission of Slaves

Sahih (authentic)by Al-Albani

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَعْتَقَ سِتَّةَ أَعْبُدٍ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُمْ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ لَهُ قَوْلاً شَدِيدًا ثُمَّ دَعَاهُمْ فَجَزَّأَهُمْ ثَلاَثَةَ أَجْزَاءٍ فَأَقْرَعَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَأَعْتَقَ اثْنَيْنِ وَأَرَقَّ أَرْبَعَةً ‏.‏

Imran b. Hussain said:A man who had no other property emancipated six slaves of his at the time of the death. When the Prophet (ﷺ) was informed about it, he spoke severely of him. He then called them, divided them into three sections, cast lots among them, and emancipated two and kept four in slavery
EN
Imran ibn Hussain a dit : « Un homme qui n’avait pas d’autre bien a affranchi six de ses esclaves au moment de sa mort. Quand le Prophète ﷺ en a été informé, il a parlé sévèrement de lui. Il les a ensuite appelés, les a divisés en trois groupes, a tiré au sort parmi eux, en a affranchi deux et a gardé les quatre autres en esclavage. »
FR · French translation supplied by the source (hadith-api), not proofread.

Grades given by scholars

Al-Albani
Sahih
Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul Hamid
Sahih
Shuaib Al Arnaut
Sahih
Zubair Ali Zai
Sahih Muslim (1668)

Source: fawazahmed0/hadith-api (public domain).