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darimi:3270al-Muʿallá b. Asad > Wuhayb > Yūnus

[Machine] Concerning the matter of a man, Hassan advises certain things, including setting slaves free, and goes beyond one-third? He said, "It begins with freeing slaves."  

الدارمي:٣٢٧٠حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعَلَّى بْنُ أَسَدٍ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ عَنْ يُونُسَ

عَنْ الْحَسَنِ فِي الرَّجُلِ يُوصِي بِأَشْيَاءَ ومنهَا الْعِتْقُ فَيُجَاوِزُ الثُّلُثَ؟ قَالَ «يُبْدَأُ بِالْعِتْقِ»  


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darimi:3274Sulaymān b. Ḥarb > Ḥammād b. Zayd > Kathīr b. Shinẓīr

[Machine] Regarding Al-Hasan's statement about a person who bequeaths more than a third and also has a slave to emancipate, he said, "Emancipation should be prioritized."  

الدارمي:٣٢٧٤حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ شِنْظِيرٍ

عَنْ الْحَسَنِ فِي رَجُلٍ أَوْصَى بِأَكْثَرَ مِنَ الثُّلُثِ وَفِيهِ عِتْقٌ؟ قَالَ «يُبْدَأُ بِالْعِتْقِ»