Hadith 10981

Chapter 2

باب 2

(2) باب ذِكْرِ سِعَايَةِ الْعَبْدِ

(2) Chapter: A slave working to pay off the other half (IT)
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وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ خَشْرَمٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ يُونُسَ - عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ، أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَزَادَ " إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ قُوِّمَ عَلَيْهِ الْعَبْدُ قِيمَةَ عَدْلٍ ثُمَّ يُسْتَسْعَى فِي نَصِيبِ الَّذِي لَمْ يُعْتِقْ غَيْرَ مَشْقُوقٍ عَلَيْهِ " .

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Sa'id b. Abu 'Aruba with the same chain of transmitters but with the addition:
" If he (one of the joint owners emancipating the slave) has not (enough) money (to secure freedom for the other half) a fair price for the slave should be fixed, and he will be required to work to pay for his freedom, but must not be over-burdened. (IT)

Reference (IT): Sahih Muslim 1503 b (IT)

In-book reference (IT): Book 20, Hadith 5 (IT)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 9, Hadith 3582 (IT)