Qatadah reported Umar bin al-Khattab (ra) as saying: If anyone gets possession of a relative who is within the prohibited degrees, that person becomes free.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الْأَنْبَارِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "مَنْ مَلَكَ ذَا رَحِمٍ مَحْرَمٍ فَهُوَ حُرّ".

A similar tradition has also been transmitted by Jabir bin Zaid and al-Hasan through a different chain of narrators. Abu Dawud said: The narrator Saeed retained te tradition more carefully than Hammad.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الْحَسَنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "مَنْ مَلَكَ ذَا رَحِمٍ مَحْرَمٍ فَهُوَ حُرٌّ".

Narrated Sulamah bint Maqil al-Qasiyyah: My uncle brought me (to Madina) in the pre-Islamic days. He sold me to al-Hubab ibn Amr, brother of AbulYusr ibn Amr. I bore a child, Abdur Rahman ibn al-Hubab, to him and he (al-Hubab) then died. Thereupon his wife said: I swear by Allah, now you will be sold (as a repayment) for his loan. So I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: Messenger of Allah! I am a woman of Banu Kharijah Qays ibn Aylan. My uncle had brought me to Madina in pre-Islamic days. He sold me to al-Hubab ibn Amr, brother of AbulYusr ibn Amr. I bore Abdur Rahman ibn al-Hubab to him. His wife said: I swear by Allah, you will be sold for his loan. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Who is the guardian of al-Hubab? He was told: His brother, AbulYusr ibn Amr. He then sent for him and said: Set her free; when you hear that some slaves have been brought to me, came to me, and I shall compensate you for her. She said: They set me free, and when some slaves were brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he gave them a slave in compensation for me.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ وَالْحَسَنِ مِثْلَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ سَعِيدٌ أَحْفَظُ مِنْ حَمَّادٍ.

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: We sold slave-mothers during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and of Abu Bakr. When Umar was in power, he forbade us and we stopped.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاق، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ خَطَّابِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ مَوْلَى الْأَنْصَارِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أُمِّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَلَامَةَ بِنْتِ مَعْقِلٍ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ خَارِجَةِ قَيْسِ عَيْلَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ "قَدِمَ بِي عَمِّي فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَبَاعَنِي مِنْ الْحُبَابِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخِي أَبِي الْيُسْرِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَوَلَدْتُ لَهُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ الْحُبَابِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ هَلَكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ:‏‏‏‏ الْآنَ وَاللَّهِ تُبَاعِينَ فِي دَيْنِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ فَقُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِنِّي امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ خَارِجَةِ قَيْسِ عَيْلَانَ قَدِمَ بِي عَمِّي الْمَدِينَةَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَبَاعَنِي مِنْ الْحُبَابِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو أَخِي أَبِي الْيُسْرِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَوَلَدْتُ لَهُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ الْحُبَابِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ:‏‏‏‏ الْآنَ وَاللَّهِ تُبَاعِينَ فِي دَيْنِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ مَنْ وَلِيُّ الْحُبَابِ ؟ قِيلَ:‏‏‏‏ أَخُوهُ أَبُو الْيُسْرِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَعْتِقُوهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ بِرَقِيقٍ قَدِمَ عَلَيَّ فَأْتُونِي أُعَوِّضْكُمْ مِنْهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ فَأَعْتَقُونِي وَقَدِمَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَقِيقٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَعَوَّضَهُمْ مِنِّي غُلَامًا".

Jabir bin Abdullah said: A man declared that his slave would be free after his death, but he had no other property. So the Prophet ﷺ ordered (to sell him). He was then sold for seven hundred or nine hundred (dirhams).

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ قَيْسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "بِعْنَا أُمَّهَاتِ الْأَوْلَادِ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمَّا كَانَ عُمَرُ نَهَانَا فَانْتَهَيْنَا.

The tradition mentioned above also has been transmitted by Jabir bin Abdullah through a different chain of narrators. This version added: The Prophet ﷺ said: You are more entitled to his price, and Allah has no need of it.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِسْمَاعِيل بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْسَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏"أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَعْتَقَ غُلَامًا لَهُ عَنْ دُبُرٍ مِنْهُ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَمَرَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَبِيعَ بِسَبْعِ مِائَةِ أَوْ بِتِسْعِ مِائَةِ".

Jabir said: A man of the Ansar called Abu Madhkur declared that his slave called Ya'qub would be free after his death, but he had no other property. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called him and said: Who will buy him ? Nu'aim bin Abdullah bin al-Nahham bought him for eight hundred dirhams. When he handed them over to him, he (Prophet) said: If any of you is poor, he should begin from himself ; if anything is left over, give it to your family; if anything is left over, give it to your relatives ; if anything is left over (when they received something), then here and here.

حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُسَافِرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنِي عَطَاءُ بْنُ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنِي جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بِهَذَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏زَادَ وَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ أَنْتَ أَحَقُّ بِثَمَنِهِ وَاللَّهُ أَغْنَى عَنْهُ.

Imran bin Hussain said: A man who had no other property emancipated six slaves of his at the time of the death. When the Prophet ﷺ was informed about it, he spoke severely of him. He then called them, divided them into three sections, cast lots among them, and emancipated two and kept four in slavery.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ جَابِرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يُقَالُ لَهُ:‏‏‏‏ أَبُو مَذْكُورٍ أَعْتَقَ غُلَامًا لَهُ يُقَالُ لَهُ:‏‏‏‏ يَعْقُوبُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ دُبُرٍ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَدَعَا بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "مَنْ يَشْتَرِيهِ فَاشْتَرَاهُ نُعَيْمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ النَّحَّامِ بِثَمَانِ مِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَدَفَعَهَا إِلَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَقِيرًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِنَفْسِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِيهَا فَضْلٌ فَعَلَى عِيَالِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِيهَا فَضْلٌ فَعَلَى ذِي قَرَابَتِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَوْ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ عَلَى ذِي رَحِمِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ فَضْلًا فَهَهُنَا وَهَاهُنَا".

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Qilabah through a different chain of narrators on the authority of Imran bin Husain to the same effect. But in this version he did not mention "He spoke severely of them. "

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْن، ‏‏‏‏‏‏"أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَعْتَقَ سِتَّةَ أَعْبُدٍ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ لَهُ:‏‏‏‏ قَوْلًا شَدِيدًا ثُمَّ دَعَاهُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَجَزَّأَهُمْ ثَلَاثَةَ أَجْزَاءٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَقْرَعَ بَيْنَهُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَعْتَقَ اثْنَيْنِ وَأَرَقَّ أَرْبَعَةً".

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Qilabah from Abu Zaid through a different chain of narrators to the same effect: A man of the Ansar. . . The Prophet ﷺ said: Had I been present before his burial, he would not have been buried in a Muslim cemetry.

حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ هُوَ الطَّحَّانُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ خَالِدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي زَيْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ بِمَعْنَاهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَالَ يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ لَوْ شَهِدْتُهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُدْفَنَ لَمْ يُدْفَنْ فِي مَقَابِرِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ.