Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 37 ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Umar reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone emancipates a slave who has property, the property of the slave belongs to him except that the master makes a stipulation. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، وَاللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، […]
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 38 Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The child of adultery is worst of the three. Abu Hurairah said: That I give a flog in the path of Allah (as a charity) is dearer to me than emancipating a child of adultery. حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 39 Narrated Wathilah ibn al-Asqa: Al-Arif ibn ad-Daylami said: We went to Wathilah ibn al-Asqa and said to him: Tell us a tradition which has not addition or omission. He became angry and replied: One of you recites when his copy of a Qur’an is hung up in his […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 40 Narrated AbuNajih as-Sulami: Along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) we besieged the palace of at-Ta’if. The narrator, Mutadh, said: I heard my father (sometimes) say: “Palace of at-Ta’if,” and (sometimes) “Fort of at-Ta’if,” which are the same. I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: he who […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 41 Amr ibn Abasah, said that Marrah ibn Ka’b said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: If anyone emancipates a Muslim slave, that will be his ransom from Jahannam. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ نَجْدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ، حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ شُرَحْبِيلَ بْنِ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 42 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Mu’adh through a different chain of narrators. After mentioning the words “If any Muslim emancipates a Muslim slave… and if a woman emancipates a Muslim woman, this version adds: “If a man emancipates two Muslim women, they will be […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 43 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. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَبِيبَةَ الطَّائِيِّ، […]