20/1. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1501b — Supporting Chain
One who frees his share of a slave
Hadith Chain on Freeing a Shared Slave
Sahih Muslim : 1501b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1501b
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ، وَأَبُو كَامِلٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ، الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ سَعِيدٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، الأَيْلِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أُسَامَةُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، كُلُّ هَؤُلاَءِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، بِمَعْنَى حَدِيثِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ.
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
This hadith has been reported on the authority of Ibn 'Umar through another chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1501bIn-book reference : Book 20, Hadith 2USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 9, Hadith 3579
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1501b
This narration is a supporting report for the Hadith about emancipating a share in a slave. It says that the same meaning was reported from Ibn Umar through another chain of transmitters. The text does not add a new case or a fresh condition. Its role is to preserve the same legal wording in another route of narration. The related meaning is that if a person frees his share in a jointly owned slave and can pay the remaining value, then the other partners receive their shares and the slave becomes fully free. If not, the freeing applies to the part that was freed. This makes the narration useful for people searching the jointly owned slave hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- A supporting chain can carry the same meaning without adding new details.
- The main issue remains fair treatment in shared emancipation.
- The narration points back to the rule of payment according to ability.
