Awn bin Abdullah bin Utbah narrates: My father narrated to me this account from my grandfather: A woman came with her slave girl to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! I am obliged to free a believing neck (that is, a male or female slave); will this one suffice on my behalf? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Who is your Lord? The slave girl said: My Lord is Allah Almighty. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: What is your religion? She said: Islam. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Who am I? She said: You are the Messenger of Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Do you testify that I am the Messenger of Allah? She said: Yes! I testify that you are the Messenger of Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Do you offer the five prayers? She said: Yes! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Do you fast in Ramadan? She said: Yes! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Do you affirm what has come from Allah Almighty? She said: Yes! The narrator says: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) struck his blessed hand on her back and said: Free her! She will suffice on your behalf.
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its chain contains a narrator whom I do not know. (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Other hadiths of this kind have been mentioned in the chapter on faith, and in the chapter on one who beats his slave, which came a little before this.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب العتق / 7265
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (136/17 و 137)»