Imran bin Hussain said: A man who had no other property emancipated six slaves of his at the time of the death. When the Prophet ﷺ was informed about it, he spoke severely of him. He then called them, divided them into three sections, cast lots among them, and emancipated two and kept four in slavery.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب العتق / 3958
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:صحيح مسلم (1668)
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Qilabah through a different chain of narrators on the authority of Imran bin Husain to the same effect. But in this version he did not mention "He spoke severely of them. "
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب العتق / 3959
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:صحيح, انظر الحديث السابق (2958)
Hadith Takhrij« انظر ما قبلہ، (تحفة الأشراف: 10880) (صحیح) »
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Qilabah from Abu Zaid through a different chain of narrators to the same effect: A man of the Ansar. . . The Prophet ﷺ said: Had I been present before his burial, he would not have been buried in a Muslim cemetry.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب العتق / 3960
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح الإسناد | زبیر علی زئی:إسناده صحيح, مشكوة المصابيح (3390), أبو زيد ھو عمرو بن أخطب رضي الله عنه
Imran bin Husain said: A man emancipated six slaved at the time of his death and he had no other property. The Prophet ﷺ was informed about it. He cast lots among them, emancipated two and retained four in slavery.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب العتق / 3961
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:إسناده صحيح، صحيح مسلم (1668)
Hadith Takhrij« انظر حدیث رقم : (3958)، (تحفة الأشراف: 10839) (صحیح) »