Sunan Abu DawudHadith 3955The Book of Manumission of Slaves

Chapter

The Book of Manumission of Slaves

كتاب العتق

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ بِعْنَا أُمَّهَاتِ الأَوْلاَدِ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ فَلَمَّا كَانَ عُمَرُ نَهَانَا فَانْتَهَيْنَا ‏.‏

English Translation

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:

We sold slave-mothers during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and of AbuBakr. When Umar was in power, he forbade us and we stopped.

Book

Sunan Abu Dawud

Hadith No.

3955

Author

Imam Abu Dawud al-Sijistani