Narrated Jabir: The Prophet came to know that one of his companions had given the promise of freeing his slave after his death, but as he had no other property than that slave, the Prophet sold that slave for 800 dirhams and sent the price to him.
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 89: Judgments (Ahkaam), Hadith #296
Narrated Jabir: The Prophet came to know that one of his companions had given the promise of freeing his slave after his death, but as he had no other property than that slave, the Prophet sold that slave for 800 dirhams and sent the price to him.
This hadith is from the book of Judgments (Ahkaam) in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 296 in book 89 of volume 9.
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