English translation
2530. Narrated Qais: رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: When Abū Hurairah accompanied by his slave set out intending to embrace Islām they lost each other on the way. The slave then came while Abū Hurairah was sitting with the Prophet ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ said, "O Abū Hurairah! Your slave has come back." Abū Hurairah said, "Indeed, I would like you to witness that I have manumitted him." That happened at the time when Abū Hurairah recited (the following poetic verse): 'What a long tedious tiresome night! Nevertheless, it has delivered us from the land of Kufr (disbelief).'
