Hadith #2109480
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وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: { أَعْتَقَ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا عَبْداً لَهُ عَنْ دُبُرٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُ. فَدَعَا بِهِ اَلنَّبِيُّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -فَبَاعَهُ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ [1] .
English translation
Narrated [Jabir bin 'Abdullah (RA)]:
A man among us declared that a slave belonging to him would be free after his death. However, he had no other property. So, the Prophet (ﷺ) sent for him (the slave) and sold him. [Agreed upon].
References2 variants
- Sunnah.com reference
- Book 7, Hadith 6
- Arabic/English book reference
- Book 7, Hadith 789