Hadith #569

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Arabic Text

‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏يَزِيدُ ‏ ‏أَخْبَرَنَا ‏ ‏الْحَجَّاجُ ‏ ‏عَنِ ‏ ‏الْحَكَمِ ‏ ‏عَنْ ‏ ‏مِقْسَمٍ ‏ ‏عَنِ ‏ ‏ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ‏ ‏أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏ ‏صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ‏ ‏كَانَ ‏ ‏يُعْتِقُ مَنْ جَاءَهُ مِنْ الْعَبِيدِ قَبْلَ ‏ ‏مَوَالِيهِمْ ‏ ‏إِذَا أَسْلَمُوا وَقَدْ أَعْتَقَ يَوْمَ ‏ ‏الطَّائِفِ ‏ ‏رَجُلَيْنِ ‏

English Translation

Yazid narrated from al-Hajjaj, from al-Hakam, from Miqsam, from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما): the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to free those slaves who came to him before their masters, if they had accepted Islam. He freed two men on the day of al-Ta'if.

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 8, Hadith 569

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 2007

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