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A man decided that a slave of his would be manumitted after his death and later on he was in need of money, so the Prophet took the slave and said, "Who will buy this slave from me?" Nuaim bin Abdullah bought him for such and such price and the Prophet gave him the slave.

The Prophet (SAW) said, "If one manumits his share of a common slave (Abd), and he has money sufficient to free the remaining portion of the price of the slave (justly estimated), then he should free the slave completely by paying the rest of his price; otherwise the slave is freed partly."

A man manumitted a slave and he had no other property than that, so the Prophet (SAW) cancelled the manumission (and sold the slave for him). Nuaim bin Al-Nahham bought the slave from him.

A man amongst us declared that his slave would be freed after his death. The Prophet (SAW) called for that slave and sold him. The slave died the same year.

The Prophet (SAW) said, "Whoever frees his portion of a common slave should free the slave completely by paying the rest of his price from his money if he has enough money; otherwise the price of the slave is to be estimated and the slave is to be helped to work without hardship till he pays the rest of his price."

the freed slave of Ibn Abbas, that Maimuna bint Al-Harith told him that she manumitted a slave-girl without taking the permission of the Prophet (SAW). On the day when it was her turn to be with the Prophet (SAW), she said, "Do you know, O Allah's Apostle (SAW), that I have manumitted my slave-girl?" He said, "Have you really?" She replied in the affirmative. He said, "You would have got more reward if you had given her (i.e. the slave-girl) to one of your maternal uncles."

A man pledged that his slave would be manumitted after his death. The Prophet (SAW) asked, "Who will buy the slave from me?" Nuaim bin Abdullah bought the slave and the Prophet (SAW) took its price and gave it to the owner.

When Abu Huraira accompanied by his slave came intending to embrace Islam, they lost each other on the way. (When the slave showed up) Abu Huraira said (to the Prophet (SAW)), "I make you witness that the slave is free for Allah's Cause."

The Prophet (SAW) said, "Whoever manumits his share of a jointly possessed slave, it is essential for him to manumit the slave completely if he has sufficient money. Otherwise he should look for some work for the slave (to earn what would enable him to emancipate himself), without overburdening him with work."

Allah's Apostle (SAW) said, "Whoever manumits his share of a slave, then it is essential for him to get that slave manumitted' completely as long as he has the money to do so. If he has not sufficient money to pay the price of the other shares (after the price of the slave is evaluated justly), the manumitted manumits the slave partially in proportion to his share.