Sunan Abi Dawud

The Book of Manumission of Slaves — Hadith #3961

Traditional grade: Sahih How we grade
Sunan Abi Dawud:The Book of Manumission of Slaves:Hadith 3961
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَتِيقٍ، وَأَيُّوبَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَعْتَقَ سِتَّةَ أَعْبُدٍ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُمْ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَقْرَعَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَأَعْتَقَ اثْنَيْنِ وَأَرَقَّ أَرْبَعَةً ‏.‏

A man emancipated six slaved at the time of his death and he had no other property. The Prophet (ﷺ) was informed about it. He cast lots among them, emancipated two and retained four in slavery.

Chain of Narration (Isnad)
Ahmed bin Salah al-Masri أحمد بن صالح المصري → Abdullah bin Wahb عبد الله بن وهب بن مسلم القرشي → Abdullah bin lahya'a bin 'Uqba عبد الله بن لهيعة بن عقبة الحضرمي → al-Laith bin Sa'd الليث بن سعد → Ubaidullah bin Abi Ja'far عبيد الله بن أبي جعفر المصري → Bukayr bin 'Abdullah bin al-Ashj بكير بن عبد الله بن الأشج → Nafie' نافع مولى ابن عمر → ibn Umar

Chain Family Tree

8 narrators from originator to compiler

Hadith Grading

Each grade below reflects one scholar's assessment of the chain of transmission. The grade describes the chain, not the Prophet's words. How we grade

Traditional grade: Sahih