حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَجَّاجُ عَنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ مِقْسَمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُعْتِقُ مَنْ جَاءَهُ مِنْ الْعَبِيدِ قَبْلَ مَوَالِيهِمْ إِذَا أَسْلَمُوا وَقَدْ أَعْتَقَ يَوْمَ الطَّائِفِ رَجُلَيْنِ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2111
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) used to manumit any slaves who came to him, if they became Muslim before their masters, and on the day of at-Ta'if he manumitted two men.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020