Hadith #247
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَتِيقٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَعْتَقَ سِتّ
َةَ أَعْبُدٍ لَهُ فَأَقْرَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَأَعْتَقَ اثْنَيْنِ وَأَرَقَّ أَرْبَعَةً قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِيرِينَ لَوْ لَمْ يَبْلُغْنِي أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَهُ لَجَعَلْتُهُ رَأْيِي
Isnad Chain
يحيى بن إسحاق
حماد بن زيد
يحيى بن عتيق
محمد بن سيرين
عمران بن حصين
English Translation
Yaḥyā ibn Isḥāq informed us, Ḥammād ibn Zayd informed us, from Yaḥyā ibn ʿAtīq, from Muḥammad ibn Sīrīn, from ʿImrān ibn Ḥuṣayn, that a man freed six slaves of his upon his death, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ drew lots among them, freeing two and keeping four in bondage. Muḥammad ibn Sīrīn said: ‘Had it not reached me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said this, I would have made it my own opinion.’
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 37, Hadith 247
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 19085
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-55475