Hadith 1502 - The Book of Emancipating Slaves - Sahih Muslim - صحيح مسلم - Collection of Actions, Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم) - Kutub as-Sittah

20. The Book of Emancipating Slaves - كتاب العتق

2) Chapter: A slave working to pay off the other half

Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

The slave who is jointly owned by two persons, and is emancipated by one of them, (this one) has liability (upon him to secure complete freedom for that slave).

Reference: 1502
English reference: Book 9, Hadith 3580
In-book reference: Book 20, Hadith 3
Grade: Sahih
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2) باب ذِكْرِ سِعَايَةِ الْعَبْدِ ‏‏

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ، بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ نَهِيكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ فِي الْمَمْلُوكِ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ فَيُعْتِقُ أَحَدُهُمَا قَالَ ‏‏ ‏.‏ "‏ يَضْمَنُ‏"