English translation
3956. It was narrated from Al-Awzā’ī, he said: “‘Aṭā’ bin Abī Rabāh narrated to me, he said: ‘Jābir bin ‘Abdullāh narrated this to me’” and he added: “And he,” meaning the Prophet ﷺ, "said: 'You have more right to his price, and Allāh has no need of him manumitting his slave.'" (Sahih)
