حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرُ بْنُ حَوْشَبٍ حَدَّثَنِي إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ كَانَ لَهُمْ غُلَامٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ طَهْمَانُ أَوْ ذَكْوَانُ فَأَعْتَقَ جَدُّهُ نِصْفَهُ فَجَاءَ الْعَبْدُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تُعْتَقُ فِي عِتْقِكَ وَتُرَقُّ فِي رِقِّكَ قَالَ وَكَانَ يَخْدِمُ سَيِّدَهُ حَتَّى مَاتَ وَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ وَكَانَ مَعْمَرٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ حَوْشَبٍ رَجُلًا صَالِحًا
Umayyah’s grandfather, Sayyiduna Amr bin Saeed bin Aas (may Allah be pleased with him), narrates that they had a slave named Tahman or Dhakwan. The grandfather freed his share, which was half of the slave. When that slave came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Alright, you are free to the extent of your freedom, and you remain a slave to the extent of your slavery.” Then he continued to serve his master until he passed away. The narrator, Abdur Razzaq, said: Mu’ammar bin Houshab was a pious man.