Hadith #228
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنِ الشَّرِيدِ أَنَّ أُمَّهُ أَوْصَتْ أَنْ يُعْتِقَ عَنْهَا رَقَبَةً مُؤْمِنَةً فَسَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ عِنْدِي جَارِيَةٌ س
َوْدَاءُ أَوْ نُوبِيَّةٌ فَأَعْتِقُهَا فَقَالَ ائْتِ بِهَا فَدَعَوْتُهَا فَجَاءَتْ فَقَالَ لَهَا مَنْ رَبُّكِ قَالَتْ اللَّهُ قَالَ مَنْ أَنَا فَقَالَتْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَعْتِقْهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ
Isnad Chain
عبد الصمد
حماد بن سلمة
محمد بن عمرو
أبي سلمة
الشريد
ذلك فقال عندي جارية س
English Translation
al-Sharīd رضي الله عنه narrated that his mother bequeathed that a believing slave be freed on her behalf. He asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about that and said: "I have a black — or Nubian — slave-girl. Shall I free her?" He said: "Bring her." So he called her and she came. He said to her: "Who is your Lord?" She said: "Allah." He said: "Who am I?" She said: "You are the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." He said: "Free her, for she is a believer."
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 34, Hadith 228
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 17266
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-53656