Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) relates this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Divorce can only be given after a contract (that is, marriage), and freeing a slave can only take place after ownership."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this narration; its chain contains a narrator, Ibn Lahi'ah, and the hadith he narrates is hasan (good); the remaining narrators of this narration are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب العتق / 7275
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ حسن
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (11004)»