ʿAishah had a male slave and a female slave who were married. She said: “O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I want to free them both.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “If you free them, then start with the man before the woman.”  

يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُعْتِقَهُمَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنْ أَعْتَقْتِهِمَا فَابْدَئِي بِالرَّجُلِ قَبْلَ الْمَرْأَةِ