Malik related to me from Yahya ibn Said and somebody else fromal-Hasan ibn Abi al-Hasan al-Basri and from Muhammad ibn Sirin that aman in the time of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, freed six of his slaves while he was dying. TheMessenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, drew lotsbetween them and freed a third of those slaves.Malik addedthat he had heard that the man did not have any property other thanthem.
USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 38, Hadith 3
Arabic reference: Book 38, Hadith 1468