On his father's authority, said that his grandfather told that Al-'As ibn Wa'il left his will that a hundred slaves should be emancipated on his behalf. His son Hisham emancipated fifty slaves and his son Amr intended to emancipate the remaining fifty on his behalf, but he said: I should ask first the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He, therefore, came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: Messenger of Allah, my father left in his will that a hundred slaves should be emancipated on his behalf and Hisham has emancipated fifty on his behalf and fifty remain. Shall I emancipate them on his behalf? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Had he been a Muslim and you had emancipated slaves on his behalf, or given sadaqah on his behalf, or performed the pilgrimage, that would have reached him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2883)   

أَنْ يُعْتَقَ عَنْهُ مِائَةُ رَقَبَةٍ فَأَعْتَقَ ابْنُهُ هِشَامٌ خَمْسِينَ رَقَبَةً وَأَرَادَ ابْنُهُ عَمْرٌو أَنْ يُعْتِقَ عَنْهُ الْخَمْسِينَ الْبَاقِيَةَ قَالَ حَتَّى أَسْأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبِي أَوْصَى أَنْ يُعْتَقَ عَنْهُ مِائَةُ رَقَبَةٍ وَإِنَّ هِشَامًا أَعْتَقَ عَنْهُ خَمْسِينَ وَبَقِيَتْ عَلَيْهِ خَمْسُونَ أَفَأُعْتِقُ عَنْهُ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّهُ لَوْ كَانَ مُسْلِمًا فَأَعْتَقْتُمْ أَوْ تَصَدَّقْتُمْ عَنْهُ أَوْ حَجَجْتُمْ عَنْهُ بَلَغَهُ ذَلِكَ  

[Machine] To the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, indeed my mother has passed away, so will it benefit her if I free a slave on her behalf? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Yes, free a slave on her behalf." This narration was reported by Hisham ibn Hassan from Al-Hasan from the Prophet ﷺ, transmitted in a mursal form, with part of its meaning.  

لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ أُمِّي هَلَكَتْ فَهَلْ يَنْفَعُهَا أَنْ أُعْتِقَ عَنْهَا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ نَعَمْ أَعْتِقْ عَنْهَا هَذَا مُرْسَلٌ وَرَوَاهُ هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مُرْسَلًا بِبَعْضِ مَعْنَاهُ  

[Machine] Sa'd came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, indeed, Umm Sa'd used to love giving charity and freeing slaves. Will she receive a reward if I give charity or free slaves on her behalf?" He said, "Yes."  

أَنَّ سَعْدًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أُمَّ سَعْدٍ كَانَتْ تُحِبُّ الصَّدَقَةَ وَتُحِبُّ الْعَتَاقَةَ فَهَلْ لَهَا أَجْرٌ إِنْ تَصَدَّقْتُ عَنْهَا أَوْ أَعْتَقْتُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ  

[Machine] From Abu Ya, the Messenger of Allah said, "Yes, he informed us about it, and it is a mistake."  

عَنْ أَبِي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ كَذَا أَخْبَرَنَا بِهِ وَهُوَ خَطَأٌ  

[Machine] "O Messenger of Allah, can I obtain freedom for my father even though he has passed away?" He replied, "Yes, Abu Bakr informed us that Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Hafiz narrated to us, who heard it from Abu Nasr al-Iraqi, who heard it from Sufyan ibn Muhammad al-Jawhari, who heard it from Ali ibn al-Hasan, who mentioned it as a transmission."  

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أُعْتِقُ عَنْ أَبِي وَقَدْ مَاتَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو نَصْرٍ الْعِرَاقِيُّ ثنا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْجَوْهَرِيُّ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ فَذَكَرَهُ مُرْسَلًا  

[Machine] "That her brother died in his sleep and indeed Aisha freed children from his children, meaning old slaves, and 'Tilad' refers to all the property that has been acquired."  

أَنَّ أَخَاهَا مَاتَ فِي مَنَامِهِ وَإِنَّ عَائِشَةَ أَعْتَقَتْ عَنْهُ تِلَادًا مِنْ تِلَادِهِ يَعْنِي مَمَالِيكَ قُدَمَاءَ وَالتِّلَادُ كُلُّ مَالٍ قَدُمَ  

I asked AbulAshhab: Did AbdurRahman ibn Tarafah meet his grandfather Arfajah? He replied: Yes. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4233)   

نَعَمْ