Malik related to me that Yahya ibn Said said, ''Abd ar-Rahman ibnAbi Bakr died in his sleep, and A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, mayAllah bless him and grant him peace, set free many slaves for him."Malik said, "This is what I like best of what I have heard on thesubject."
USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 38, Hadith 14
Arabic reference: Book 38, Hadith 1479