Hadith #147
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَعْتَقَ سِتَّةَ مَمْلُوكِينَ لَهُ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُمْ
فَدَعَا بِهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَجَزَّأَهُمْ أَثْلَاثًا ثُمَّ أَقْرَعَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَأَعْتَقَ اثْنَيْنِ وَأَرَقَّ أَرْبَعَةً وَقَالَ لَهُ قَوْلًا شَدِيدًا
English Translation
Ismā‘īl narrated to us: Ayyūb narrated to us, from Abū Qilābah, from Abū al-Muhallab, from ‘Imrān ibn Husayn, that a man freed six slaves of his at the time of his death, and he had no other property besides them. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ summoned them, divided them into three groups, then drew lots among them. He freed two and kept four in slavery, and he spoke sternly to the man.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 37, Hadith 147
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 18985
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-55375