Hadith #398
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنِ الشَّرِيدِ أَنَّ أُمَّهُ أَوْصَتْ أَنْ يُعْتِقُوا عَنْهَا رَقَبَةً مُؤْمِنَةً فَسَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ ع
ِنْدِي جَارِيَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ نُوبِيَّةٌ فَأُعْتِقُهَا عَنْهَا فَقَالَ ائْتِ بِهَا فَدَعَوْتُهَا فَجَاءَتْ فَقَالَ لَهَا مَنْ رَبُّكِ قَالَتْ اللَّهُ قَالَ مَنْ أَنَا قَالَتْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَعْتِقْهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ
Isnad Chain
عبد الصمد
حماد بن سلمة
محمد بن عمرو
أبي سلمة
الشريد
ذلك فقال ع
English Translation
Al-Sharīd narrated: His mother bequeathed that they free a believing slave on her behalf. He asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about that and said: 'I have a black Nubian slave-girl. Shall I free her on her behalf?' He said: 'Bring her.' I 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 36, Hadith 398
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 18636
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-55026