Hadith #164
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ أَعْتَقَ رُءُوسًا سِتَّةً عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُمْ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَغْلَظَ لَهُ فَدَعَا بِهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَقْرَعَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَأَعْتَقَ اثْنَيْنِ وَرَدَّ أَرْبَعَةً فِي الرِّقِّ
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Ja‘far narrated to us: Shu‘bah narrated to us, from Qatādah, from al-Hasan, from ‘Imrān ibn Husayn, that a man from the Ansār freed six slaves at the time of his death, and he had no other property besides them. When this reached the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, he spoke harshly about it. Then the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ summoned them, drew lots among them, freed two, and returned four to slavery.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 37, Hadith 164
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 19002
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-55392