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bayhaqi:19984 – Abū Zakariyyā b. Abū Isḥāq al-Muzakkī And ʾAbū Bakr Aḥmad b. al-Ḥasan al-Qāḍī > Abū al-ʿAbbās Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb > Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAbd al-Ḥakam > Ibn Wahb > Mālik b. Anas > Hilāl b. Usāmah > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yasār > ʿUmar b. al-Ḥakam

[Machine] He said, "I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I had a maid who used to tend my sheep. One of the sheep went missing, so I asked her about it and she said, "A wolf ate it." I felt sorry and being from the children of Adam, I slapped her in the face and asked her, 'Should I set you free?' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to her, 'Where is Allah?' She replied, 'He is in the sky.' He asked her, 'Who am I?' She said, 'You are the Messenger of Allah.' He then said, 'Set her free.' This narration was reported by Malik bin Anas and narrated by Yahya bin Abi Kathir from Hilal bin Abi Ma'munah from 'Ata bin Yasar from Mu'awiya bin Al-Hakam As-Sulami."  

البيهقي:١٩٩٨٤ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الْمُزَكِّي وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْقَاضِي قَالَا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ أنبأ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَكَمِ أنبأ ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ عَنْ هِلَالِ بْنِ أُسَامَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ ؓ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ جَارِيَةً لِي كَانَتْ تَرْعَى غَنَمًا لِي فَفَقَدَتْ شَاةً مِنَ الْغَنَمِ فَسَأَلْتُهَا عَنْهَا فَقَالَتْ أَكَلَهَا الذِّئْبُ فَأَسِفْتُ وَكُنْتُ مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ فَلَطَمْتُ وَجْهَهَا وَعَلَيَّ رَقَبَةٌ أَأُعْتِقُهَا؟ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَيْنَ اللهُ؟ فَقَالَتْ هُوَ فِي السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَنَا ؟ فَقَالَتْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ قَالَ أَعْتِقْهَا كَذَا قَالَهُ مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ وَرَوَاهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرِ عَنْ هِلَالِ بْنِ أَبِي مَيْمُونَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ السُّلَمِيِّ  

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malik:38-9 – Mālik > Hilāl b. Usāmah > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yasār > ʿUmar b. al-Ḥakam

Malik related to me from Hilal ibn Usama from Ata ibn Yasar that Umar ibn al-Hakam said, "I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, 'Messenger of Allah, a slave girl of mine was tending my sheep. I came to her and one of the sheep was lost. I asked her about it and she said that a wolf had eaten it, so I became angry and I am one of the children of Adam, so I struck her on the face. As it happens, I have to set a slave free, shall I free her?' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ questioned her, 'Where is Allah?' She said, 'In heaven.' He said, 'Who am I?' She said, 'You are the Messenger of Allah.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Free her.' "  

مالك:٣٨-٩ – حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ أُسَامَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ جَارِيَةً لِي كَانَتْ تَرْعَى غَنَمًا لِي فَجِئْتُهَا وَقَدْ فُقِدَتْ شَاةٌ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ فَسَأَلْتُهَا عَنْهَا فَقَالَتْ أَكَلَهَا الذِّئْبُ فَأَسِفْتُ عَلَيْهَا وَكُنْتُ مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ فَلَطَمْتُ وَجْهَهَا وَعَلَىَّ رَقَبَةٌ أَفَأُعْتِقُهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَيْنَ اللَّهُ فَقَالَتْ فِي السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَنَا فَقَالَتْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَعْتِقْهَا  

nasai-kubra:7708 – Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > Mālik And al-Ḥārith b. Miskīn > Ibn al-Qāsim > Mālik > Hilāl b. Usāmah > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yasār > ʿUmar b. al-Ḥakam

[Machine] I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I had a maid who used to take care of my sheep for me. I came to her and found that one of the sheep was missing. I asked her about it and she said, 'A wolf ate it.' I felt sorry for her and as I am from Banu Adam, I slapped her on the face and hit her on the neck. Should I free her?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked her, "Where is Allah?" She replied, "In the sky." He asked her, "Who am I?" She said, "You are the Messenger of Allah." He said, "Free her."  

الكبرى للنسائي:٧٧٠٨ – أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مَالِكٍ وَالْحَارِثِ بْنِ مِسْكِينٍ قِرَاءَةً عَلَيْهِ عَنِ ابْنِ الْقَاسِمِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ عَنْ هِلَالِ بْنِ أُسَامَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ قَالَ

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ جَارِيَةً لِي كَانَتْ تَرْعَى غَنَمًا لِي فَجِئْتُهَا فَفَقَدْتُ شَاةً مِنَ الْغَنَمِ فَسَأَلْتُهَا عَنْهَا فَقَالَتْ أَكْلَهَا الذِّئْبُ فَأَسِفْتُ عَلَيْهَا وَكُنْتُ مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ فَلَطَمْتُ وَجْهَهَا وَعَلِيُّ رَقَبَةٌ أَفأُعْتِقُهَا؟ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَيْنَ اللهُ؟» قَالَتْ فِي السَّمَاءِ قَالَ «فَمَنْ أَنَا؟» قَالَتْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ قَالَ «أَعْتِقْهَا»  

nasai-kubra:11401 – Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > Mālik > Hilāl b. Usāmah > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yasār > ʿUmar b. al-Ḥakam

[Machine] I came to the Messenger of Allah and said, "O Messenger of Allah, my maid used to take care of my sheep. I came to her and found that one sheep was missing. I asked her about it and she said that a wolf had eaten it. I felt sorry for it and I am a human being, so I slapped her on the face and she had a neck (mark). Should I free her?" The Messenger of Allah said to her, "Where is Allah?" She said, "In the sky." He said, "Who am I?" She said, "You are the Messenger of Allah." He said, "Then free her."  

الكبرى للنسائي:١١٤٠١ – أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ هِلَالِ بْنِ أُسَامَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ قَالَ

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ جَارِيَةً لِي كَانَتْ تَرْعَى غَنَمًا لِي فَجِئْتُهَا وَفَقَدْتُ شَاةً مِنَ الْغَنَمِ فَسَأَلْتُهَا فَقَالَتْ أَكَلَهَا الذِّئْبُ فَأَسِفْتُ عَلَيْهَا وَكُنْتُ مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ فَلَطَمْتُ وَجْهَهَا وَعَلَيَّ رَقَبَةٌ أَفَأُعْتِقُهَا؟ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَيْنَ اللهُ؟» قَالَتْ فِي السَّمَاءِ قَالَ «فَمَنْ أَنَا؟» قَالَتْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ قَالَ «فَأَعْتِقْهَا»