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darimi:3048Abū Nuʿaym > Ḥasan from his father > al-Shaʿbī

[Machine] "The limit of a servant is until he is set free."  

الدارمي:٣٠٤٨حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ قَالَ

«حَدُّ الْمُكَاتَبِ حَدُّ الْمَمْلُوكِ حَتَّى يُعْتَقَ»