[Machine] He used to say that the matter is up to the master, whether he grants permission or denies it. And he recited this verse: "Allah presents an example: a slave [who is] owned and unable to do a thing" [Surah An-Nahl, 16:75]. Abu Hazim Al-`Abdawi Al-Hafiz narrated to us, Abu Al-Fadl ibn Khumayrawayh informed us, Ahmad ibn Najdah narrated to us, Sa'id ibn Mansur informed us, Hushaym narrated to me, and Mansur narrated from `Ata' from Ibn `Abbas, mentioning him. And it was also reported in the hadith of Abu Ma`bad from Ibn `Abbas, indicating the same.  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ الْأَمْرُ إِلَى الْمَوْلَى أُذِنَ لَهُ أَوْ لَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ وَيَتْلُو هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {ضَرَبَ اللهُ مَثَلًا عَبْدًا مَمْلُوكًا لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَى شَيْءٍ} [النحل 75] أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو حَازِمٍ الْعَبْدَوِيُّ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ أَبُو الْفَضْلِ بْنُ خُمَيْرَوَيْهِ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ نَجْدَةَ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ثنا هُشَيْمٌ أنبأ مَنْصُورٌ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَذَكَرَهُ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ فِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي مَعْبَدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ مَا يَدُلُّ عَلَى ذَلِكَ