Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 23140 — A man who frees his slave during

Isma'il said: I said to al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him): "Which of the two views do you prefer?" He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "In fatwa I prefer the view of Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him), and in judicial rulings (qada) I prefer the view of Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him)."