سنن سعید بن منصور
Sunan Sa'id
كتاب ولاية العصبةBook of Agnatic Guardianship ('Asabah)
بَابُ مِيرَاثِ السَّائِبَةِ
Chapter on inheritance of a freed slave
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Hadith 1400
سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نا هُشَيْمٌ، قَالَ: أنا أَبُو بِشْرٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ كَانَ يُقَالُ لَهُ: طَارِقُ بْنُ الْمُرَقَّعِ أَعْتَقَ غُلَامًا لَهُ سَائِبَةً فَمَاتَ غُلَامُهُ ذَلِكَ وَتَرَكَ مَالًا فَأُتِيَ بِهِ طَارِقٌ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَقْبَلَهُ، فَكَتَبَ يَعْلَى بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْيَمَنِ يَوْمَئِذٍ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ فِي ذَلِكَ، فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ عُمَرُ: «أَنِ ادْفَعْ إِلَى الرَّجُلِ مَالَ مَوْلَاهُ فَإِنْ قَبِلَهُ فَذَاكَ وَإِلَّا فَاشْتَرِ بِهِ رِقَابًا فَأَعْتِقْهُمْ عَنْهُ، فَلَمَّا جَاءَ الْكِتَابُ دَعَا الرَّجُلَ فَعَرَضَ عَلَيْهِ مَالَ مَوْلَاهُ، فَأَبَى أَنْ يَقْبَلَهُ فَأَشْتَرَى بِهِ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ أَوْ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ رَقَبَةً فَأَعْتَقَهُمْ»
Ata bin Abi Rabah (may Allah have mercy on him) says: Tariq bin Murqa’ from Yemen freed his slave. The slave died and left behind wealth. Tariq refused to take it. The governor of Yemen, Ya’la bin Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with him), wrote to Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), so he replied: “Give it to his master. If he does not take it, then buy slaves with the wealth and free them.” Then sixteen or seventeen slaves were bought and freed.
Hadith 1401
سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نا هُشَيْمٌ، قَالَ: أنا مَنْصُورٌ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ، وَابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَا فِي مِيرَاثِ السَّائِبَةِ: «هُوَ لِلَّذِي أَعْتَقَهُ»
Sayyiduna Umar and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "The inheritance of a Sa'ibah will go to the one who set him free."
Hadith 1402
سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نا خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، فِي رَجُلٍ أَعْتَقَ غُلَامَهُ سَائِبَةً فَمَاتَ، فَجَاءَ بِمِيرَاثِهِ إِلَى ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْهُ، فَقَالَ: " أَنْتَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ: إِنْ شِئْتَ فَاجْعَلْهُ فِي مِثْلِ السَّبِيلِ الَّذِي كُنْتَ جَعَلْتَهُ فِيهِ "
Ibrahim Nakha'i (may Allah have mercy on him) says: "If a person frees his slave and the slave dies, his inheritance will return to the one who freed him, and he may spend it in the same cause for which he had freed him, if he wishes."
Hadith 1403
سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نا هُشَيْمٌ، قَالَ: أنا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٌ، قَالَ: نا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً مِنَ الْحَضَرِ حَضَرِ مُحَارِبٍ أَعْتَقَتْ غُلَامًا لَهَا فَقَالَتْ: انْطَلِقْ فَوَالِ مَنْ شِئْتَ فَانْطَلَقَ الْغُلَامُ فَوَالَى عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ مَعْمَرٍ فَمَاتَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ فَخَاصَمَ وَرَثَتُهَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ مَعْمَرٍ إِلَى عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ، فَدَعَاهُ فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِالْقَصَّةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ: «انْطَلِقْ فَوَالِ مَنْ شِئْتَ فَرَجَعَ إِلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فَوَالَاهُ»
A case was brought before Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding a woman who had freed her slave and said: "Go, choose the guardianship of whomever you wish." The slave went to Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Ma'mar (may Allah be pleased with him) and chose his guardianship. Then the woman passed away, and her heirs disputed with Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Ma'mar (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) inquired about the matter, and the slave narrated the entire incident. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Go, choose the guardianship of whomever you wish." The slave returned to Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Ma'mar (may Allah be pleased with him) and chose his guardianship.
Hadith 1404
سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ: «أَيُّمَا عَبْدٍ أُعْتِقَ سَائِبَةً فَإِنَّمَا أَمْرُهُ بِيَدِهِ يُوَالِي مَنْ شَاءَ»
Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "A slave who is set free as a Saibah (freed without compensation) has his affair in his own hand; he may choose the guardianship of whomever he wishes."
Hadith 1405
سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، عَنْ رَاشِدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، وَضَمْرَةَ بْنِ حَبِيبٍ، قَالَا: «وَلَاءُ السَّائِبَةِ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَهُ إِنَّمَا سَيَّبَ رَقَبَتَهُ مِنَ الرِّقِّ وَلَمْ يُسَيِّبْهَا مِنَ الْوَلَاءِ»
Rashid bin Sa'id (may Allah have mercy on him) and Dumrah bin Habib (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "The right of guardianship (wilayah) of a freed slave belongs to the one who set him free; he has only freed him from slavery, not from guardianship."
