٢٣٢٩٣ - حدثنا أبو بكر قال: حدثنا وكيع قال: حدثنا شعبة قال: سألت الحكم وحمادا عن اللقيط (فقالا) (١): هو حر.
Hazrat Shu’bah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I asked Hazrat Hakam and Hazrat Hammad about a newborn child who is found lying (somewhere); they said he will be considered free. Hazrat Shu’bah says that I asked Hazrat Hakam from whom this is narrated; he (may Allah have mercy on him) said: from Hasan Basri and Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).