Hadith #320
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ الْبَصْرِيِّ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَعْتَقَ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ سِتَّةَ رَجْلَةٍ لَهُ فَجَاءَ وَرَثَتُهُ مِنْ الْأَعْرَا
بِ فَأَخْبَرُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمَا صَنَعَ قَالَ أَوَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ لَوْ عَلِمْنَا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مَا صَلَّيْنَا عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَأَقْرَعَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَأَعْتَقَ مِنْهُمْ اثْنَيْنِ وَرَدَّ أَرْبَعَةً فِي الرِّقِّ
English Translation
Yaḥyā ibn Ḥammād narrated to us, Abū ʿAwānah narrated to us, from Simāk ibn Ḥarb, from al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī, from ʿImrān ibn Ḥuṣayn, that a man freed six slaves of his upon his death. His heirs, who were Bedouins, came and informed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ of what he had done. He said: “Did he do that? Had we known, God willing, we would not have prayed over him.” He drew lots among them, freed two, and returned four to bondage.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 37, Hadith 320
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 19158
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-55548