Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 13 Abu Hurairah reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone emancipates his share in a slave, he is to be completely emancipated by his money if he has money. But if he has no money, a fair price for the slave should be fixed, and the slave is […]
Sunan Abī Dāwūd is one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam, compiled by Imam Abū Dāwūd al-Sijistānī. It focuses on hadiths related to Islamic law (fiqh), offering a detailed record of the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that form the basis for legal rulings. Carefully selected from hundreds of thousands of narrations, it emphasizes authenticity and relevance to jurisprudence, making it a key reference for scholars and students of Islamic law.
Book 31, Manumission of Slaves, discusses freeing slaves, associated conditions, and virtues.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 14 The tradition mentioned above by Rawh b. ‘Ubadah from Sa’id b. Abu ‘Arubah. In this version he did not mention the words “the slave should be required to work.” If has also been transmitted by Jarir b. Hazim and Musa b. Khalaf from Qatadah through the chain of […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 15 ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Umar reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone emancipates his share in slave, a fair price for the slave should be fixed, give his partners their shares, and the slave be thus emancipated. Otherwise he is emancipated to the extent of the […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 16 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn ‘Umar to the same effect through a different chain of narrators. Nafi’ sometimes said: He will be emancipated to the extent of the share which he emancipated, and sometimes he did not say these words. حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلٌ، حَدَّثَنَا […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 17 The tradition mentioned above has also been narrated by Ibn ‘Umar from the Prophet (ﷺ). The narrator Ayyub said: I do not know whether the following words are part of the tradition of the Prophet (ﷺ) or Nafi’ told them himself: “Otherwise he will be emancipated to the […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 18 Ibn ‘Umar reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone emancipates his share in a slave, he should emancipate him completely if he has enough money to pay the full price ; but if he has none, he will be emancipated to the extent of his […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 19 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn ‘Umar from the Prophet (ﷺ) to the same effect as mentioned by Ibrahim b. Musa through a different chain. حَدَّثَنَا مَخْلَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 20 The tradition mentioned above has also been narrated by Ibn ‘Umar through a different chain of transmitters to the same effect as mentioned by Malik. In this version there is no mention of the words “otherwise he will be emancipated to the extent of the first man’s share.” […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 21 Ibn ‘Umar reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: If a man emancipates his share in a slave, the rest will be emancipated by his money if he has enough money to pay the full price for him. حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 22 Ibn ‘Umar reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: If a man is shared by two men, and one of them emancipates his share, a price of the slave will be fixed, not more or less, and he will be emancipated by him in case he is rich. حَدَّثَنَا […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 23 Narrated ath-Thalabb: On the authority of his father: A man emancipated his share in a slave. The Prophet (ﷺ) did not put the responsibility on him to emancipate the rest. Ahmad said: The name Ibn al-Thalabb is to be pronounced with a ta’ (and not with tha). As […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 24 Narrated Samurah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: (The narrator Musa said in another place: From Samurah ibn Jundub as presumed by Hammad): If anyone gets possession of a relative who is within the prohibited degrees, that person becomes free. AbuDawud said: A similar tradition has also been transmitted by […]