[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "Whoever frees a portion of a slave or a share in a partnership, then he will have from that slave or partnership an amount of wealth equal to the value of justice. He will be considered a free person." He said, "I do not know if this is a hadith from the Prophet, ﷺ , or something that Nafi' said. If it is not something that Nafi' said, then he has freed what he has freed." They have reported it in Sahih like this, and it contains an apparent indication that he was unsure about it. Malik ibn Anas, may Allah have mercy on him, confirmed it as a hadith from the Prophet, ﷺ , so the ruling is in accordance with his view. As for the preference of Malik's memorization, it is with the majority of the people of hadith, as Ash-Shafi'i, may Allah have mercy on him, said. 21355 Abu 'Abdullah Al-Hafiz informed us, Abu Bakr ibn Ishaq informed us, Isma'il ibn Ishaq informed us, 'Ali ibn Al-Madinri said, "Abdur-Rahman ibn Mahdi would not give precedence to anyone over Malik." 21356 Abu 'Abdullah Al-Hafiz informed us, I heard Abu Al-Hasan Al-'Anazi say, I heard 'Uthman ibn Sa'id Ad-Darimi say, "I asked Yahya ibn Ma'in, 'Is Malik more beloved to you than Nafi' or 'Ubaidullah ibn 'Umar?' He said, 'Malik.' I said, 'And what about Ayub As-Sakhtiani?' He said, 'Malik.'" 21357 Abu 'Abdullah Al-Hafiz informed us, Abu Muhammad ibn 'Ukht ibn Abu 'Awana informed us, my maternal uncle informed me, Al-Maimuni said, "I heard Yahya ibn Ma'in and Ahmad ibn Hanbal, both of them, say, 'Malik was one of the most trustworthy people in his hadith.'" Ahmad ibn Hanbal said, "O Abu Al-Hasan, it does not matter if you do not ask about a man who narrates from Malik, especially if he is from Madinah." 21358 Abu 'Abdullah Al-Hafiz informed us, I heard Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ahmad Al-Hairi say, I heard Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad Al-Qabani say, I heard 'Ubaidullah ibn 'Umar Al-Qawariri say, 'I heard Hammad ibn Zaid say, 'I heard Ayyub As-Sakhtiani say, "Malik had a special chain with Nafi' during his lifetime.'" 21359 Abu Al-Husayn Ibn Al-Fadl Al-Qattan informed us in Baghdad, 'Abdullah ibn Ja'far told us, Ya'qub ibn Sufyan informed me, Muhammad ibn Abi Ruqayn informed me, Ibn Wahb informed me, Malik said, "Yahya ibn Sa'id asked me to compile one hundred hadiths from the hadiths of Ibn Shihab and select them for him, so I wrote those hadiths for him until I filled the book and explained them to him." Malik said, "And a man said, 'I used to learn from him until the day he died. He would come to me and ask me questions.' As for the concurrence of the ones who agreed with Malik on this addition..."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ أَعْتَقَ نَصِيبًا مِنْ عَبْدٍ أَوْ شِرْكًا كَانَ لَهُ فِي عَبْدٍ فَكَانَ لَهُ مِنَ الْمَالِ مَا يَبْلُغُ ثَمَنَهُ بِقِيمَةِ الْعَدْلِ فَهُوَ عَتِيقٌ قَالَ فَلَا أَدْرِي أَهُوَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ؟ أَوْ شَيْءٌ قَالَهُ نَافِعٌ وَإِلَّا فَقَدْ عَتَقَ مِنْهُ مَا عَتَقَ ؟ أَخْرَجَاهُ فِي الصَّحِيحِ هَكَذَا وَفِيهِ دَلَالَةٌ ظَاهِرَةٌ عَلَى أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَشُكُّ فِيهِ وَمَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ أَثْبَتَهُ عَنِ الْحَدِيثِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَالْحُكْمُ لَهُ دُونَهُ وَأَمَّا فَضْلُ حِفْظِ مَالِكٍ فَهُوَ عِنْدَ جَمَاعَةِ أَهْلِ الْحَدِيثِ كَمَا قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ 21355 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَنْبَأَ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ أَنْبَأَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمَدِينِيِّ قَالَ كَانَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ لَا يُقَدِّمُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ أَحَدًا 21356 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ الْعَنَزِيَّ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ سَعِيدٍ الدَّارِمِيَّ يَقُولُ قُلْتُ لِيَحْيَى بْنِ مَعِينٍ مَالِكٌ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ فِي نَافِعٍ أَوْ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ؟ قَالَ مَالِكٌ قُلْتُ فَأَيُّوبُ السَّخْتِيَانِيُّ؟ قَالَ مَالِكٌ 21357 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَنْبَأَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ ابْنُ أُخْتِ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ حَدَّثَنِي خَالِي ثنا الْمَيْمُونِيُّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ مَعِينٍ وَأَحْمَدَ بْنَ حَنْبَلٍ جَمِيعًا يَقُولَانِ كَانَ مَالِكٌ مِنْ أَثْبَتِ النَّاسِ فِي حَدِيثِهِ قَالَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ لَا تُبَالِ أَنْ لَا تَسْأَلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ حَدَّثَ عَنْهُ مَالِكٌ وَلَا سِيَّمَا مَدَنِيٌّ 21358 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ أَحْمَدَ الْحِيرِيَّ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ الْحُسَيْنَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ الْقَبَّانِيَّ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عُبَيْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ الْقَوَارِيرِيَّ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ حَمَّادَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَيُّوبَ السَّخْتِيَانِيَّ يَقُولُ لَقَدْ كَانَتْ لِمَالِكٍ حَلْقَةٌ فِي حَيَاةِ نَافِعٍ 21359 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْقَطَّانُ بِبَغْدَادَ أَنْبَأَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي رُكَيْنٍ أَنْبَأَ ابْنُ وَهْبٍ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ قَالَ قَالَ لِي يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ اكْتُبْ لِي مِائَةَ حَدِيثٍ مِنْ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ انْتَقِهَا لِي وَأَعْطَانِي رَقًّا قَدِيمًا قَدِ اصْفَرَّ قَالَ فَكَتَبْتُ لَهُ تِلْكَ الْأَحَادِيثَ حَتَّى مَلَأْتُهُ وَبَيَّنْتُهُ لَهُ قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَقَالَ رَجُلٌ كُنْتُ أَتَعَلَّمُ مِنْهُ مَا مَاتَ حَتَّى كَانَ يَجِيئُنِي فَيَسْتَفْتِينِي وَأَمَّا مُوَافَقَةُ مَنْ وَافَقَ مَالِكًا عَلَى هَذِهِ الزِّيَادَةِ