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Sahih Muslim
كتاب العتق
The Book of Emancipating Slaves
" أَنَّهُ لاَ يَحِلُّ لِمُسْلِمٍ أَنْ يَتَوَالَى مَوْلَى رَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِهِ "
I was informed that he (the Holy Prophet) cursed the one who did that (and it was recorded) in his Sahifa (in a document).
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- Hadith 1503b
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- Hadith 1504e
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- Hadith 1509d
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- Hadith 1503a
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- Hadith 1504g
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- Hadith 1509b
He who emancipates a slave, Allah will set free from Hell every limb (of his body) for every limb of his (slave's) body, even his private parts.