رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) فَقَالَ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنِّي أَعْتَقْتُ خَادِماً لِي وَ هُوَ ذَا أَطْلُبُ شِرَاءَ خَادِمٍ مُنْذُ سِنِينَ فَمَا أَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ مَا فَعَلَتِ الْخَادِمُ قَالَ حَيَّةٌ قَالَ رُدَّهَا فِي مَمْلُوكَتِهَا مَا أَغْنَى اللَّهَ مِنْ عِتْقِ أَحَدِكُمْ تُعْتِقُونَ الْيَوْمَ وَ يَكُونُ عَلَيْنَا غَداً لَا يَجُوزُ لَكُمْ أَنْ تُعْتِقُوا إِلَّا عَارِفاً .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from salma Bin Al Khattab, from Abdullah Bin Muhammad Bin Naheyk, from Ali Bin Al Haris, from Sabbah Al Muzny, from Najiya who said, ‘I saw a man in the presence of Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup>, so he said to him<sup>asws</sup>, ‘May I be sacrificed for you<sup>asws</sup>! I emancipated a female servant of mine and she was a sought after attendant for years. So what do I value upon her?’ So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘What does the attendant do?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘She is a snake (hypocrite)’. He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Return her in her slavery. Whatever Allah<sup>azwj</sup> has Made one of you to be self-sufficient from emancipation, you are emancipating today, and it would happen upon us<sup>asws</sup> tomorrow. It is not allowed for you that you emancipate except one whom you recognise’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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