Sahih al-Bukhari 2520

Book 49: Manumission of Slaves · Narrated by Asma' bint Abu Bakr

Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَثَّامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ الْمُنْذِرِ، عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَتْ كُنَّا نُؤْمَرُ عِنْدَ الْخُسُوفِ بِالْعَتَاقَةِ‏.‏

English translation

Narrated Asma' bint Abu Bakr:We were ordered to free slaves at the time of lunar eclipses

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 2520, Book of Manumission of Slaves. English translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan.