Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 3390
وَعَن عمرَان بن حُصَيْن: أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَعْتَقَ سِتَّةَ مَمْلُوكِينَ لَهُ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُمْ فَدَعَا بهم رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَجَزَّأَهُمْ أَثْلَاثًا ثُمَّ أَقْرَعَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَأَعْتَقَ اثْنَيْنِ وَأَرَقَّ أَرْبَعَةً وَقَالَ لَهُ قَوْلًا شَدِيدًا. رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ وَرَوَاهُ النَّسَائِيُّ عَنْهُ وَذَكَرَ: «لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ لَا أُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ» بَدَلَ: وَقَالَ لَهُ قَوْلًا شَدِيدًا وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ: قَالَ: «لَوْ شَهِدْتُهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُدْفَنَ لَمْ يُدْفَنْ فِي مَقَابِر الْمُسلمين»
Imran ibn Husayn reported: A man emancipated six slaves at the time of his death, having no property besides them. The Messenger of God summoned them, divided them into three groups, and then drew lots among them. He emancipated two and kept four enslaved, and spoke sternly to the man. Muslim transmitted it. Al-Nasa'i transmitted it from him and mentioned the wording, ‘I considered not praying over him,’ in place of ‘he spoke sternly to him.’ In Abu Dawud’s version, he said, ‘Had I witnessed him before he was buried, he would not have been buried in the Muslims’ cemetery.’
Translation notes
The English witness adds an explanatory footnote on inheritance limits; it is not present in the Arabic text.