Sunan Abi Dawud
Book 31: The Book of Manumission of Slaves
كتاب العتق
43 hadith in this book
Chapter 15 The Virtue Of Manumitting Slaves When The Master Is Healthy
باب فِي فَضْلِ الْعِتْقِ فِي الصِّحَّةِ
Narrated AbudDarda':
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: the similitude of a man who emancipates a slave at the time of his death is like that of a man who gives a present after satisfying his appetite.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَبِيبَةَ الطَّائِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَثَلُ الَّذِي يُعْتِقُ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ كَمَثَلِ الَّذِي يُهْدِي إِذَا شَبِعَ " .
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