أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَی بْنُ وَاصِلِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَی قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَاضِرُ بْنُ الْمُوَرِّعِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ کُهَيْلٍ عَنْ عَطَائٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَعْتَقَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ غُلَامًا لَهُ عَنْ دُبُرٍ وَکَانَ مُحْتَاجًا وَکَانَ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ فَبَاعَهُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِثَمَانِ مِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ فَأَعْطَاهُ فَقَالَ اقْضِ دَيْنَکَ وَأَنْفِقْ عَلَی عِيَالِکَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 5433
It was narrated that Jabir bin ‘Abdullah said: “A man among the Ansar stated that his slave was to be set free after he died; he was in need, and he owed a debt. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم sold him (the slave) for eight hundred Dirhams, and he gave (the money) to him and said: ‘Pay off your debt and spend on your dependents.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020