Manumission of Slaves

49/11. Chapter:

If the brother or the uncle of somebody was taken as to ransom a Mushrik

وَقَالَ أَنَسٌ قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَادَيْتُ نَفْسِي، وَفَادَيْتُ عَقِيلاً. وَكَانَ عَلِيٌّ لَهُ نَصِيبٌ فِي تِلْكَ الْغَنِيمَةِ الَّتِي أَصَابَ مِنْ أَخِيهِ عَقِيلٍ وَعَمِّهِ عَبَّاسٍ.Narrated Anas: Al-Abbas said to the Prophet ﷺ, “I ransom myself and Aqil.” Ali got his share of the booty from the property which was given by his brother Aqil and his uncle Al-Abbas.

Sahih Bukhari : 2537

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ مُوسَى، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَنَسٌ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رِجَالاً، مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ اسْتَأْذَنُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالُوا ائْذَنْ فَلْنَتْرُكْ لاِبْنِ أُخْتِنَا عَبَّاسٍ فِدَاءَهُ، فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ تَدَعُونَ مِنْهُ دِرْهَمًا ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated Anas: Some men of the Ansar asked for the permission of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "Allow us to give up the ransom from our nephew Al-`Abbas. The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to them), "Do not leave (even) a Dirham (of his ransom).

Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 2537In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 21USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 3, Book 46, Hadith 714

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