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Abu Dawood: Hadith 3969

31. The Book of Manumission of Slaves

سنن أبي داود

31/1497 Chapter:

The Virtue Of Manumitting Slaves When The Master Is Healthy

باب فِي فَضْلِ الْعِتْقِ فِي الصِّحَّةِ

3969
Abu Dawood
Da'if (Al-Albani)
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 ‏"‏ ‏‏
Narrated Abu dDarda':
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.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3968
In-book : Book 31, Hadith 43
English translation : Book 30, Hadith 3957