Hadith 38912

Chapter 1

باب 1

(1) باب فِي الْمُكَاتَبِ يُؤَدِّي بَعْضَ كِتَابَتِهِ فَيَعْجِزُ أَوْ يَمُوتُ

(1483) Chapter: If A Mukathib Pays Part Of His Contract Of Manumission Then Becomes Incapacitated Or Dies (ES)
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حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدُ بْنُ مُسَرْهَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ نَبْهَانَ، مُكَاتَبِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ، تَقُولُ قَالَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنْ كَانَ لإِحْدَاكُنَّ مُكَاتَبٌ فَكَانَ عِنْدَهُ مَا يُؤَدِّي فَلْتَحْتَجِبْ مِنْهُ " .

Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to us: If one of you has a slave, and he enters into an agreement to purchase his freedom, and can pay the full price, she must veil herself from him. (ES)

Reference (ES): Sunan Abi Dawud 3928 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 31, Hadith 3 (ES)

English translation (ES): Book 30, Hadith 3917 (ES)