Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1219

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Ibn Abi Umar narrated to us: Sufyan ibn Uyaynah narrated to us, from Amr ibn Dinar, from Jabir: A man from the Ansar had made a slave's emancipation take effect upon his death. The man died, leaving no property other than that slave. The Prophet sold him, and Nu'aym ibn Abd Allah ibn al-Nahham bought him. Jabir said: He was a Coptic slave, and he died in the first year of Ibn al-Zubayr's rule. Abu Isa said: This hadith is hasan sahih and has been reported through more than one route from Jabir ibn Abd Allah. Some scholars among the Companions of the Prophet and others acted on this and saw no harm in selling a mudabbar slave. This is the view of al-Shafi'i, Ahmad, and Ishaq. Other scholars among the Companions and others disliked selling a mudabbar slave. This is the view of Sufyan al-Thawri, Malik, and al-Awza'i.