Sahih al-Bukhari 2438 (Book 49, Hadith 22)
ignorance and slaughtered one-hundred camels (and distributed them in charity). When he embraced
Islam he again slaughtered one-hundred camels and manumitted one-hundred slaves. Hakim said, “I
asked Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), ‘O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! What do you think about some good deeds I used to
practice in the Pre-Islamic period of ignorance regarding them as deeds of righteousness?’ Allah’s
Apostle said, “You have embraced Islam along with all those good deeds you did.”
“ أَسْلَمْتَ عَلَى مَا سَلَفَ لَكَ مِنْ خَيْرٍ ”.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2438 (Book 49, Hadith 22)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Sahih al-Buhari is a collection of hadith and sunnah compiled by Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī around the year 847. It is one of the most valued books in Sunni Islam. It is one of 6 of the Kutub al-Sittah. The 6 collections of hadith are Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa’i and Sunan ibn Majah. The Sahih al-Buhari has around 7,563 hadiths in it 97 chapters.
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For more Hadith in Book 49: Manumission of Slaves