Hadith #127
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا الْمَسْعُودِيُّ عَنْ عَوْنٍ عَنْ أَخِيهِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِجَارِيَةٍ سَوْدَاءَ أَعْجَمِيَّةٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ عَلَيَّ عِتْقَ رَقَبَةٍ مُؤْمِنَةٍ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّ
هُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَيْنَ اللَّهُ فَأَشَارَتْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ بِإِصْبَعِهَا السَّبَّابَةِ فَقَالَ لَهَا مَنْ أَنَا فَأَشَارَتْ بِإِصْبَعِهَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَإِلَى السَّمَاءِ أَيْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ أَعْتِقْهَا
Isnad Chain
يزيد
المسعودي
أبو هريرة
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurayra (رضي الله عنه) — via Yazid, from al-Mas'udi, from 'Awn, from his brother 'Ubayd Allah ibn 'Abd Allah ibn 'Utba — that a man brought a black, non-Arab slave-girl to the Prophet ﷺ and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I am obligated to free a believing slave." the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked her: "Where is Allah?" She pointed to the sky with her index finger. He asked her: "Who am I?" She pointed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and to the sky, meaning: "You are the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." He said: "Free her."
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 18, Hadith 127
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 7565
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-43955