Sahih al-Bukhari, 6753
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Qabaysa bin 'Uqba bin MuhammadfromSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawrifromibn Umar
Hadith text · Matn
حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ بْنُ عُقْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي قَيْسٍ، عَنْ هُزَيْلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الإِسْلاَمِ لا يُسَيِّبُونَ، وَإِنَّ أَهْلَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ كَانُوا يُسَيِّبُونَ.
English translation
Narrated `Abdullah:
The Muslims did not free slaves as Sa'iba, but the People of the Pre-lslamic Period of Ignorance used to do so.
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 85, Hadith 30
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 8, Book 80, Hadith 745 (deprecated numbering scheme)