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Sunan Abu DawudThe Book of Manumission of Slaves

Sunan Abu Dawud 3933

Chapter: One Who Manumits His Share Of A Slave

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3933

Narrator:أسامة بن عمير الهذلي

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، - الْمَعْنَى - أَخْبَرَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمَلِيحِ، - قَالَ أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ - عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً،

أَعْتَقَ شِقْصًا لَهُ مِنْ غُلاَمٍ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لَيْسَ لِلَّهِ شَرِيكٌ ‏"

Narrated Abu al-Malih:

On his father's authority (this is AbulWalid's version): A man emancipated a share in a slave and the matter was mentioned to the Prophet (ﷺ). He said: Allah has no partner.

Ibn Kathir added in his version: The Prophet (ﷺ) allowed his emancipation.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3933).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( أَبُو الْوَلِيد ) : الطَّيَالِسِيُّ فِي إِسْنَاده ( عَنْ أَبِيهِ ) : وَرَوَى مُحَمَّد بْن كَثِير مُرْسَلًا ( شِقْصًا ) : بِكَسْرِ أَوَّله أَيْ سَهْمًا وَنَصِيبًا مُبْهَمًا أَوْ مُعَيَّنًا : قَالَ السُّيُوطِيُّ : شِقْصًا أَوْ شَقِيصًا كِلَاهُمَا بِمَعْنًى وَهُوَ النَّصِيب فِي الْعَيْن الْمُشْتَرَكَة مِنْ كُلّ شَيْء ( فَذُكِرَ ) : بِصِيغَةِ الْمَجْهُول ( ذَلِكَ ) : أَيْ مَا ذُكِرَ مِنْ إِعْتَاق شِقْص ( لَيْسَ لِلَّهِ شَرِيك ) : أَيْ الْعِتْق لِلَّهِ فَيَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُعْتَق كُلّه وَلَا يَجْعَل نَفْسه شَرِيكًا لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى ( فَأَجَازَ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عِتْقه ) : أَيْ حَكَمَ بِعِتْقِهِ كُلّه. قَالَ الطِّيبِيُّ : إِنَّ السَّيِّد وَالْمَمْلُوك فِي كَوْنهمَا مَخْلُوق…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 3933
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3933
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3933

Other versions

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3397

Abul Malih told on his father's authority that when a man emancipated a share in a slave, and the matter was mentioned to the Prophet he said, “God has no partner,” and decided chat he should be emancipated. Abu Dawud transmitted it.

وَعَن الْمَلِيحِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ: أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَعْتَقَ شِقْصًا مِنْ غُلَامٍ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: «لَيْسَ لِلَّهِ شَرِيكٌ» فَأَجَازَ عتقه. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد

Also reported by… (2)
  • السنن الصغير للبيهقي (1935)رَجُلا أَعْتَقَ شِقْصًا لَهُ مِنْ غُلامٍ ، فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ ، فَقَالَ : لَيْسَ لِلَّهِ شَرِيكٌ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (19637)رَجُلا أَعْتَقَ شِقْصًا لَهُ مِنْ غُلامٍ ، فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ ، فَقَالَ لَيْسَ لِلَّهِ شَرِيكٌ

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If anyone emancipates his share in a slave, he should emancipate him completely if he has enough money to pay the full price ; but if he has none, he will be emancipated to the extent of his share.

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