Hadith 30199

Chapter 15

باب 15

(15) باب فِي فَضْلِ الْعِتْقِ فِي الصِّحَّةِ

(1497) Chapter: The Virtue Of Manumitting Slaves When The Master Is Healthy (TR)
43
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَبِيبَةَ الطَّائِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَثَلُ الَّذِي يُعْتِقُ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ كَمَثَلِ الَّذِي يُهْدِي إِذَا شَبِعَ " .

Narrated AbudDarda':
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: the similitude of a man who emancipates a slave at the time of his death is like that of a man who gives a present after satisfying his appetite. (TR)

Reference (TR): Sunan Abi Dawud 3968 (TR)

In-book reference (TR): Book 31, Hadith 43 (TR)

English translation (TR): Book 30, Hadith 3957 (TR)