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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)

Sunan Ibn Majah 2530

Chapter: One Who Frees A Slave Who Has Some Wealth

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2530

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْجَرْمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُطَّلِبُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، عُمَيْرٍ - وَهُوَ مَوْلَى ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ - أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ، قَالَ لَهُ يَا عُمَيْرُ إِنِّي أُعْتِقُكَ عِتْقًا هَنِيئًا إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏

"‏ أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ أَعْتَقَ غُلاَمًا وَلَمْ يُسَمِّ مَالَهُ فَالْمَالُ لَهُ ‏"

It was narrated from Ishaq bin Ibrahim, from his grandfather 'Umair, who was the freed slave of Ibn Mas'ud, that `Abdullah said to him:

“O Umair, I have set you free in a good way. I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'Any man who frees a slave and does not say anything about his (the slave's) wealth, it belongs to him (the slave).' So tell me, how much wealth do you have?”

Another chain reports a similar hadith.

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2530).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( أَنَّ عَبْد اللَّه قَالَ لَهُ ) فِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده إِسْحَاق بْن إِبْرَاهِيم الْمَسْعُودِيّ قَالَ فِيهِ الْبُخَارِيّ لَا يُتَابَعُ فِي رَفْع حَدِيثه وَقَالَ اِبْن عَدِيّ لَيْسَ لَهُ إِلَّا حَدِيثَانِ وَقَالَ مَسْلَمَة ثِقَة وَذَكَرَهُ اِبْن حِبَّان فِي الثِّقَات وَشَيْخه عُمَيْر ذَكَرَهُ اِبْن حِبَّان فِي الثِّقَات وَالْمُطَّلِب بْن زِيَاد وَثَّقَهُ أَحْمَد وَابْن مَعِين وَالْعَجْلِيّ وَغَيْرهمْ وَبَاقِيهمْ ثِقَات وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2530
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Very weakVery Daif The hadith No. 2530
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2530
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2530

On the same subject

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3396

Ibn ‘Umar reported God’s Messenger as saying, “If anyone emancipates a slave who owns property he gets the slave’s property, unless the master stipulates otherwise.” Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ أَعْتَقَ عَبْدًا وَلَهُ مَالٌ فَمَالُ الْعَبْدِ لَهُ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشْتَرِطَ السَّيِّدُ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 2 other versions

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