I belonged to Hubab bin Amr, and I had a son by him. His wife said to me, "Now you will be sold to settle his debt." So I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and mentioned that to him.The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "Who is in charge of Hubab bin Amr's estate?"They said, "His brother, Abu Yasar Kaab bin Amr."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ summoned him and said, "Do not sell her. Set her free, and when you hear of any slaves coming to me, come to me and I will compensate you." They did so.After the death of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, they disagreed among themselves. Some said, "An umm walad is still owned as a slave. Were that not so, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not have compensated them for her." Others said, "She is free. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ had already set her free." That was the point of their disagreement.
حدثنا إسحاق بن إبراهيم الرازي قال حدثنا سلمة بن الفضل قال حدثني محمد بن إسحاق عن الخطاب بن صالح عن أمه قالت حدثتني
كنت للحباب بن عمرو ولي منه غلام فقالت لي امرأته الآن تباعين في دينه فأتيت رسول الله ﷺ فذكرت ذلك له فقال رسول الله ﷺ من صاحب تركة الحباب بن عمرو فقالوا أخوه أبو اليسر كعب بن عمرو فدعاه رسول الله ﷺ فقال لا تبيعوها وأعتقوها فإذا سمعتم برقيق قد حسبني فأتوني أعوضكم ففعلوا فاختلفوا فيما بينهم بعد وفاة رسول الله ﷺ فقال قوم أم الولد مملوكة لولا ذلك لم يعوضهم رسول الله ﷺ منها وقال بعضهم هي حرة قد أعتقها رسول الله ﷺ ففي كان الاختلاف
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Its isnad is daif, due to the unknown status of Umm Khattab, as Ibn Hajar and others have said. The hadith was narrated by Abu Dawud 4/26, no. 2953, in the chapter on emancipation, and by Bayhaqi 3/345.