"I came to the Messenger of Allah and said: 'My mother left a will saying that a slave should be freed on her behalf. I have a Nubian slave girl; will it suffice if I free her on her behalf?' He said: 'Bring her here.' The Prophet said to her: 'Who is your Lord?' She said: 'Allah.' He said: 'Who am I?' She said: 'The Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'Set her free , for she is a believer.'"

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ أُمِّي أَوْصَتْ أَنْ تُعْتَقَ عَنْهَا رَقَبَةٌ وَإِنَّ عِنْدِي جَارِيَةً نُوبِيَّةً أَفَيُجْزِئُ عَنِّي أَنْ أَعْتِقَهَا عَنْهَا قَالَ ائْتِنِي بِهَا فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَنْ رَبُّكِ قَالَتِ اللَّهُ قَالَ مَنْ أَنَا قَالَتْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَأَعْتِقْهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ

[AI] I came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Indeed, my mother has a slave girl, and I have an Abyssinian slave girl. Should I set her free?" He said, "Bring her to me." Then he asked, "Do you bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah?" She replied, "Yes." He said, "Set her free, for she is a believer."

أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ عَلَى أُمِّي رَقَبَةً وَإِنَّ عِنْدِي جَارِيَةً سَوْدَاءَ نُوبِيَّةً أَفَتُجْزِئُ عَنْهَا قَالَ «ادْعُ بِهَا» فَقَالَ أَتَشْهَدِينَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ «أَعْتِقْهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ»

[AI] And he (the man) said, "O Messenger of Allah, verily, there is a believing slave under my ownership. If you see her as a believer, I will free her." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to her, "Do you testify that there is no god but Allah?" She said, "Yes." He said, "Do you testify that I am the Messenger of Allah?" She said, "Yes." He said, "Do you believe in the resurrection after death?" She said, "Yes." He said, "Free her."

وَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ عَلَيَّ رَقَبَةً مُؤْمِنَةً فَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَرَى هَذِهِ مُؤْمِنَةً أَعْتَقْتُهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَتَشْهَدِينَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَتَشْهَدِينَ أَنِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَتُؤْمِنِينَ بِالْبَعْثِ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَعْتِقْهَا

"I came to the Messenger of Allah and said: 'My mother left a will saying that a slave should be freed on her behalf. I have a Nubian slave girl; will it suffice if I free her on her behalf?' He said: 'Bring her here.' The Prophet said to her: 'Who is your Lord?' She said: 'Allah.' He said: 'Who am I?' She said: 'The Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'Set her free , for she is a believer.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3653)

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي أَوْصَتْ أَنْ يُعْتَقَ عَنْهَا رَقَبَةٌ مُؤْمِنَةٌ وَعِنْدِي جَارِيَةٌ نُوبِيَّةٌ سَوْدَاءُ فَقَالَ ادْعُ بِهَا فَجَاءَ بِهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَنْ رَبُّكِ؟ قَالَتْ اللهُ قَالَ مَنْ أَنَا؟ قَالَتْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ قَالَ أَعْتِقْهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ

Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab from Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Utba ibn Masud that one of the Ansar came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with a black slave- girl of his. He said, "Messenger of Allah, I must set a slave free who is a mumina. If you think that she is mumina, I will free her." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ questioned her, "Do you testify that there is no god but Allah?" She said, "Yes." "Do you testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah?" She said, "Yes." "Are you certain about the rising after death?" She said, "Yes." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Free her."

أَنَّ رَجُلاً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ جَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِجَارِيَةٍ لَهُ سَوْدَاءَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ عَلَىَّ رَقَبَةً مُؤْمِنَةً فَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَرَاهَا مُؤْمِنَةً أُعْتِقُهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَتَشْهَدِينَ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَتَشْهَدِينَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَتُوقِنِينَ بِالْبَعْثِ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَعْتِقْهَا

[AI] "O Messenger of Allah, I have seen the crescent moon." He said, "Do you bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Then announce that the people should fast."

يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ رَأَيْتُ الْهِلَالَ فَقَالَ «أَتَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَنَادَى أَنْ يَصُومُوا»

قَالَ أَتَى رَجُلٌ النَّبِيّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ عَلَى أُمِّي رَقَبَةً وَعِنْدِي أَمَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيّ ﷺ ائْتِنِي بِهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَتَشْهَدِينَ أَنْ لا إِلَهَ إلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قال فأعتقها

قَالَ أَتى النَّبِيّ ﷺ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّ عَلَى أُمِّي رَقَبَةً مُؤْمِنَةً وَعِنْدِي أَمَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيّ ﷺ ائْتِنِي بِهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَتَشْهَدِينَ أَنْ لا إِلَهَ إلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَعْتِقْهَا وهذا الحديث قد رُوِيَ بنحو معناه عَنِ النَّبِيّ ﷺ مِنْ وُجُوهٍ بِأَلْفَاظٍ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ نَذْكُرُ كُلَّ لَفْظٍ مِنْهَا فِي مَوْضِعِهِ بِإِسْنَادِهِ

[AI] The messenger of Allah ﷺ was visited by a woman accompanied by a servant who was black. The woman said, "O messenger of Allah, I have a believing slave whom I am responsible for. Can I free her?" The messenger of Allah ﷺ asked her, "Where is Allah?" She replied, "In the heavens." He asked her, "Who am I?" She answered, "You are his messenger." He then asked her, "Do you bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that I am the messenger of Allah?" She said, "Yes." He asked her, "Do you believe in what has come from Allah?" She replied, "Yes." He said, "Free her, as she is a believer."

أَتَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ امْرَأَةٌ وَمَعَهَا جَارِيَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ فَقَالَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ عَلَيَّ رَقَبَةً مُؤْمِنَةً أَفَتُجِزِئُ عَنِّي هَذِهِ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَيْنَ اللهُ؟» قَالَتْ فِي السَّمَاءِ قَالَ «فَمَنْ أَنَا؟» قَالَتْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُهُ قَالَ «أَتَشْهَدِينَ أَنَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ» قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَتُؤْمِنِينَ بِمَا جَاءَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ؟ قَالَتْ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ «أَعْتِقِيهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ»

أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بِجَارِيَةٍ لَهُ سَوْدَاءَ فَقَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ عَلَيَّ رَقَبَةً مُؤْمِنَةً أَفَأُعْتِقُ هَذِهِ؟ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَتَشْهَدِينَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَتَشْهَدِينَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَتُوقِنِينَ بِالْبَعْثِ مِنْ بَعْدِ الْمَوْتِ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَعْتِقْهَا هَذَا مُرْسَلٌ وَقَدْ مَضَى مَوْصُولًا بِبَعْضِ مَعْنَاهُ

"I came to the Messenger of Allah and said: 'My mother left a will saying that a slave should be freed on her behalf. I have a Nubian slave girl; will it suffice if I free her on her behalf?' He said: 'Bring her here.' The Prophet said to her: 'Who is your Lord?' She said: 'Allah.' He said: 'Who am I?' She said: 'The Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'Set her free , for she is a believer.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3653)

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي أَوْصَتْ إِلِيَّ أَنْ أَعْتِقْ عَنْهَا رَقَبَةً وَإِنَّ عِنْدِي جَارِيَةً سَوْدَاءَ نُوبِيَّةً فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ادْعُ بِهَا فَقَالَ مَنْ رَبُّكِ؟ قَالَتْ اللهُ قَالَ فَمَنْ أَنَا؟ قَالَتْ رَسُولُ اللهِ قَالَ أَعْتِقْهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ

[AI] A man from the Ansar came to the Prophet ﷺ with a black slave woman and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have a believing slave woman. If you consider her to be a believer, I will set her free." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked her, "Do you testify that there is no god but Allah?" She said, "Yes." He asked her, "Do you testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah?" She said, "Yes." He asked her, "Do you believe in the resurrection after death?" She said, "Yes." He said, "Set her free, for she is a believer." This narration has been mentioned regarding Awf ibn Abdullah ibn Utbah from Ubaidullah ibn Utbah from Abu Hurairah, and it has also been narrated regarding Awf from his father, from his grandfather, and it has been cited in the book of Az-Zuhar.

أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بِوَلِيدَةٍ سَوْدَاءَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي عَلَيَّ رَقَبَةٌ مُؤْمِنَةٌ فَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَرَى هَذِهِ مُؤْمِنَةً أُعْتِقْهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَتَشْهَدِينَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَتَشْهَدِينَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَفَتُؤْمِنِينَ بِالْبَعْثِ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَعْتِقْهَا هَذَا مُرْسَلٌ وَقَدْ قِيلَ عَنْ عَوْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ وَقَدْ قِيلَ عَنْ عَوْنٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ وَقَدْ مَضَى فِي كِتَابِ الظِّهَارِ

("أتشهدينَ أن لا إله إلا الله؟ ، قالت: نعم، قال: أتشهدين أنِّى رسول الله؟ قالت: نعم. قال: أتؤمنين بالبعث بعد الموت؟ قالت: نعم. قال: أَعتِقها".

"عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ: أَتَى النَّبِىَّ ﷺ رَجُلٌ بِجَارِيَة سَوْدَاءَ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ الله إِنَّ أُمِّى مَاتَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا رَقَبَةٌ مُؤْمنَةٌ فَهَلْ تَجْزِى هَذِه عَنْهَا؟ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ الله ﷺ : أيْنَ الله؟ فَأوْمَأتْ بِرَأسِهَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، فَقَالَ: مَنْ أنَا؟ قَالَتْ: رَسُولُ الله ﷺ قَالَ: أَعْتِقْهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ".

"عَنْ عُبَيد الله بن عَبد الله بن عُتْبَةَ، عَن رَجُلٍ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ: جَاءَ بِأَمَةٍ سَوْداءَ إلىَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ عَلَيَّ رَقَبَةً مُؤْمِنَةً، فَإِن تَرَى هَذِهِ مُؤْمِنَةً أعْتِقهَا، فَقَالَ لَهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أتَشْهَدِينَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ؟ قَالَت: نَعمَ قَالَ: أَتَشْهَدين أَنِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ؟ قَالَتْ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: أَتُؤْمِنِينَ بِالْبَعْث بَعْدَ الْمَوتِ؟ قَالَتْ: نَعَم، قَالَ: أعْتِقهَا".