[Machine] A man died and left behind six men whom he had freed upon his death. His heirs mentioned this to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so he said, "If only we knew how we could offer funeral prayer for him!" He then asked them to bring those men to him. He questioned them and found that two of them were deserving of manumission while four were to be returned to slavery.
أَنَّهُ مَاتَ رَجُلٌ وَتَرَكَ سِتَّةَ رِجَالٍ فَأَعْتَقَهُمْ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ فَجَاءَ وَرَثَتُهُ فَذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَوْ عَلِمْنَا مَا صَلَّيْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ ادْعُهُمْ لِي فَدَعَاهُمْ فَأَقْرَعَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَأَعْتَقَ اثْنَيْنِ وَرَدَّ أَرْبَعَةً فِي الرِّقِّ