Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ مَوْلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ جَاءَ عَبْدٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَبَايَعَهُ فَجَاءَهُ مَوْلَاهُ فَعَرَّفَهُ فَاشْتَرَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْهُ فَأَعْتَقَهُ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُبَايِعُ أَحَدًا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى يَسْأَلَهُ حُرٌّ أَوْ عَبْدٌ.
English Translation
Abu Sa'id, client of Banu Hashim, told us, Layth told us, Abu al-Zubayr told us, from Jabir, who said: A slave came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and pledged allegiance to him. Then his master came and identified him, so the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, bought him from his master and freed him. After that, he never took anyone's pledge of allegiance without first asking whether he was free or a slave.