27/12. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1668b — Willing Freedom at Death
One who frees his share in a slave
Hadith Report on an Ansari Who Willed Freedom for Six Slaves
Sahih Muslim : 1668b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1668b
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَابْنُ أَبِي، عُمَرَ عَنِ الثَّقَفِيِّ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . أَمَّا حَمَّادٌ فَحَدِيثُهُ كَرِوَايَةِ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ وَأَمَّا الثَّقَفِيُّ فَفِي حَدِيثِهِ أَنَّ رَجُلاً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ أَوْصَى عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ فَأَعْتَقَ سِتَّةَ مَمْلُوكِينَ .
This hadith has been narrated through another chain of transmitters (and the words are): " A person from among the Ansar willed away the freedom of six slaves of his at the time of his death."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1668bIn-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 83USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 15, Hadith 4113
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1668b
This report gives another wording of the same event. It says a man from the Ansar willed away the freedom of six slaves at the time of his death. The main search phrase is hadith about freeing six slaves at death, while related terms include Sahih Muslim 1668b, deathbed manumission, and slave freedom in a will. The wording is important because it points to the act happening as a deathbed will. The report does not add a new ruling by itself, but it supports the same case found in the full narration. The key lesson remains tied to how freedom given at death was treated when the person had no other property.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report identifies the event as involving a man from the Ansar.
- The freedom was connected to the time of death.
- Six slaves were included in the deathbed act.
- This narration supports the same case through another chain and wording.
