Muwatta Malik #1577
Setting Free and Wala'
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، أَنَّ أُمَّهُ، أَرَادَتْ أَنْ تُوصِيَ ثُمَّ أَخَّرَتْ ذَلِكَ إِلَى أَنْ تُصْبِحَ فَهَلَكَتْ وَقَدْ كَانَتْ هَمَّتْ بِأَنْ تُعْتِقَ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَقُلْتُ لِلْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ أَيَنْفَعُهَا أَنْ أُعْتِقَ عَنْهَا فَقَالَ الْقَاسِمُ إِنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِنَّ أُمِّي هَلَكَتْ فَهَلْ يَنْفَعُهَا أَنْ أُعْتِقَ عَنْهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
" نَعَمْ " .
Malik related to me from Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abi Amra al-Ansari
that his mother had wanted to make a bequest, but she delayed until
morning and died. She had intended to set someone free, so Abd ar-
Rahman said, 'I said to al-Qasim ibn Muhammad, 'Will it help her if I
free a slave for her?' Al-Qasim replied, 'Sad ibn Ubada said to the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, 'My
mother died, will it help her if I set a slave free for her?' The
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said
"Yes." "'
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This hadith is #1577 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of Setting Free and Wala'.