(36) باب فِي عُهْدَةِ الرَّقِيقِ
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Qatadah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds:
"If he finds defect (in the slave) within three days, he may return it without evidence; if he finds a defect after three days, he will be required to produce evidence that he (the slave) had the defect when he bought it." Abu Dawud said: This explanation is from the words of Qatadah.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3507
In-book reference: Book 24, Hadith 92
English translation: Book 23, Hadith 3500