No. 3578

Ibn Umar (Allaah be pleased with them) reported Allaah's Messenger sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying: If anyone emancipates his share ina slave and has enough money to pay the full price for him, a fair price for the slave should be fixed, his partners given their shares, and the slave be thus emancipated, otherwise he is emancipated only to the extent of the first man's share.

No. 3579

This hadith has been reported on the authority of Ibn 'Umar through another chain of transmitters.

No. 3580

Abu Huraira (Allaah be pleased with him) reported Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) 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).

No. 3581

Abu Huraira (Allaah be pleased witli him) reported Allaah's Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying: If anyone emancipates a share in a slave, he is to be completely emancipated if he has money; but if he has none, the slave will be required to work to pay for his freedom, but must not be over-burhened.

No. 3582

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Sa'id b. Abu 'Aruba with the same chain of transmitters but with the addition:" If he (one of the joint owners emancipating the slave) has not (enough) money (to secure freedom for the other half) a fair price for the slave should be fixed, and he will be required to work to pay for his freedom, but must not be over-burdened.

No. 3583

A hadith like this is reported on the authority of the same chain of transmitters but with a slight change of words.