The Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned from Khaybar with two young servants. He gave one of them to Ali bin Abu Talib and said, "Do not strike him, for I have been forbidden to strike those who pray, and I have seen him praying."Affan said in his version, Abu Talib reported from Abu Umama that the Prophet ﷺ returned from Khaybar with two young servants. Ali said, "Messenger of Allah, give us one to serve us."He replied, "Take whichever of them you wish."Ali said, "Choose for me."He said, "Take this one, and do not strike him, for I saw him praying as we were returning from Khaybar, and I have been forbidden to do so."He gave another servant to Abu Dharr and said, "Treat him kindly." So Abu Dharr freed him.The Prophet ﷺ later asked him, "What did you do with the servant?"He replied, "Messenger of Allah, you commanded me to treat him kindly, so I freed him."
حدثنا حسن بن موسى وعفان قالا حدثنا حماد بن سلمة قال عفان أخبرنا أبو غالب
أن رسول الله ﷺ أقبل من خيبر ومعه غلامان وهب أحدهما لعلي بن أبي طالب وقال لا تضربه فإني قد نهيت عن ضرب أهل الصلاة وقد رأيته يصلي قال عفان في حديثه أخبرنا أبو طالب عن أبي أمامة أن النبي ﷺ أقبل من خيبر ومعه غلامان فقال علي يا رسول الله أخدمنا قال خذ أيهما شئت قال خر لي قال خذ هذا ولا تضربه فإني قد رأيته يصلي مقبلنا من خيبر وإني قد نهيت وأعطى أبا ذر غلاما وقال استوص به معروفا فأعتقه فقال له النبي ﷺ ما فعل الغلام قال يا رسول الله أمرتني أن أستوصي به معروفا فأعتقته