27/12. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1668c — Supporting Chain for Deathbed Freedom
One who frees his share in a slave
Supporting Report for the Hadith on Deathbed Emancipation
Sahih Muslim : 1668c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1668c
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ الضَّرِيرُ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ وَحَمَّادٍ .
This hadith has been reported on the authority of Imran b. Husain through another chain of narrators.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1668cIn-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 84USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 15, Hadith 4114
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1668c
This narration states that the Hadith was reported from Imran b. Husain through another chain of narrators. Its value in the batch is to support the same event of the man who freed six slaves at the time of death while having no other property. Searches such as Sahih Muslim 1668c, Imran b Husain slave emancipation, and deathbed emancipation Hadith match this report. Since the translation is mainly about transmission, the explanation should stay close to that. The report does not bring a separate story or a new condition. It preserves the same Hadith through another route, which helps readers see that this case was recorded with more than one chain.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report preserves the same Hadith through another chain.
- It is linked to Imran b. Husain's narration.
- The subject remains deathbed emancipation of slaves.
- The report does not introduce a separate ruling beyond the same case.
