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Sahih al-BukhariManumission of Slaves

Sahih al-Bukhari 2534

Chapter: The selling of a Mudabbar

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 2534

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ بْنُ أَبِي إِيَاسٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ، سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ

أَعْتَقَ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا عَبْدًا لَهُ عَنْ دُبُرٍ، فَدَعَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِهِ فَبَاعَهُ‏.‏ قَالَ جَابِرٌ مَاتَ الْغُلاَمُ عَامَ أَوَّلَ‏.‏

Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:

A man amongst us declared that his slave would be freed after his death. The Prophet (ﷺ) called for that slave and sold him. The slave died the same year.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 2534).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( أَعْتَقَ رَجُل مِنَّا عَبْدًا لَهُ ) لَمْ يَقَعْ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمَا مُسَمًّى فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ طُرُقِ الْبُخَارِيّ , وَقَدْ قَدَّمْت فِي الْبُيُوع أَنَّ فِي رِوَايَة مُسْلِم مِنْ طَرِيق أَيُّوب عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْر عَنْ جَابِر " أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ الْأَنْصَار يُقَال لَهُ أَبُو مَذْكُور أَعْتَقَ غُلَامًا لَهُ عَنْ دُبُر يُقَال لَهُ يَعْقُوب " فَفِيهِ التَّعْرِيف بِكُلٍّ مِنْهُمَا , وَلَهُ مِنْ رِوَايَة اللَّيْث عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْر أَنَّ الرَّجُل كَانَ مِنْ بَنِي عُذْرَة , وَكَذَا لِلْبَيْهَقِيّ مِنْ طَرِيق مُجَاهِد عَنْ جَابِر , فَلَعَلَّهُ كَانَ مِنْ بَنِي عُذْرَة وَحَالَفَ الْأَنْصَار. قَوْله : ( فَدَعَا النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ) حَذَفَ الْمَفْعُول , وَفِي رِوَ…

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Al-Bukharid. 256 AH Authenticصحيح The hadith صحيح البخاري No. 2534
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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (19817)أَعْتَقَ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا عَبْدًا لَهُ ، عَنْ دُبُرٍ فَدَعَا بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَبَاعَهُ
  • غوامض الأسماء المبهمة لابن بشكوال (417)أَعْتَقَ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا عَبْدًا لَهُ عَنْ دُبُرٍ ، فَدَعَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِهِ فَبَاعَهُ

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