أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا هُشَيْمٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ وَهُوَ ابْنُ زَاذَانَ عَنْ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَعْتَقَ سِتَّةً مَمْلُوکِينَ لَهُ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ وَلَمْ يَکُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرَهُمْ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِکَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَغَضِبَ مِنْ ذَلِکَ وَقَالَ لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ لَا أُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ دَعَا مَمْلُوکِيهِ فَجَزَّأَهُمْ ثَلَاثَةَ أَجْزَائٍ ثُمَّ أَقْرَعَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَأَعْتَقَ اثْنَيْنِ وَأَرَقَّ أَرْبَعَةً
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1964
It was narrated from ‘Imran bin Husain that a man freed six slaves of his when he was dying, and he did not have any wealth apart from them. News of that reached the Prophet and he was angry about that. He said: “I was thinking of not offering the funeral prayer for him.” Then he called the slaves and divided them into three groups. He cast lots among them, then freed two and left four as slaves. (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020