[Machine] His wife was being sold off due to her debts, so he went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him of this. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him who the heir of Hubab ibn 'Amr was. They replied that it was his brother, Abu al-Yusr Ka'b ibn 'Amr. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then called him and said, "Do not sell her and set her free. If you hear of any ransom coming to me, then bring it to me and I will compensate you." They did as he instructed, but they later disagreed among themselves after the death of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Some people said that the mother of the child was a slave, and if it were not for that, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not have compensated them for it. Others said that she was a free woman, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had freed her. Thus, there was a difference of opinion among them.  

لِيَ امْرَأَتُهُ الْآنَ تُبَاعِينَ فِي دَيْنِهِ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ صَاحِبُ تَرِكَةِ الْحُبَابِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو فَقَالُوا أَخُوهُ أَبُو الْيُسْرِ كَعْبُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو فَدَعَاهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَا تَبِيعُوهَا وَأَعْتِقُوهَا فَإِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ بِرَقِيقٍ قَدْ جَاءَنِي فَأْتُونِي أُعَوِّضُكُمْ فَفَعَلُوا فَاخْتَلَفُوا فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ قَوْمٌ أُمُّ الْوَلَدِ مَمْلُوكَةٌ لَوْلَا ذَلِكَ لَمْ يُعَوِّضْهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْهَا وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ هِيَ حُرَّةٌ قَدْ أَعْتَقَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَفِيَّ كَانَ الِاخْتِلَافُ