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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)

Sunan Ibn Majah 2513

Chapter: The Mudabbar

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2513

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ

دَبَّرَ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا غُلاَمًا وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُ فَبَاعَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاشْتَرَاهُ ابْنُ النَّحَّامِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي عَدِيٍّ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said:

“A man among us promised freedom to a slave after his death, and he did not have any property other than him (this slave). So the Prophet (ﷺ) sold him, and Ibn (Nahham), a man from Banu 'Adi, bought him.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2513).

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ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih Hadith The hadith No. 2513
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2513
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 2513
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2513

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  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (1957)دَبَّرَ غُلامًا لَهُ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُ ، فَبَاعَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ، فَاشْتَرَاهُ ابْنُ النَّحَّامِ مِنْهُ

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