Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 5418
أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى بْنُ وَاصِلِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَاضِرُ بْنُ الْمُوَرِّعِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ أَعْتَقَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ غُلاَمًا لَهُ عَنْ دُبُرٍ وَكَانَ مُحْتَاجًا وَكَانَ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ فَبَاعَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِثَمَانِمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ فَأَعْطَاهُ فَقَالَ " اقْضِ دَيْنَكَ وَأَنْفِقْ عَلَى عِيَالِكَ " .
It was narrated that Jabir bin Abdullah said: A man from the Ansar declared that his slave would be freed after his death. The man was in need and owed a debt. The Messenger of Allah sold the slave for eight hundred dirhams and gave the money to the man, saying, ‘Pay your debt and provide for your dependents.’
Translation notes
The Arabic describes a manumission that would take effect after the owner's death.