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1596. Jābir narrated: "A slave came to give the pledge to the Prophet ﷺ for Hijrah, but the Prophet ﷺ did not realize that he was a slave. So his master came, and the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Sell him to me.' So he purchased him for two black slaves. After this he ﷺ would not take the pledge from anyone until he asked him if he was a slave."[1] (Sāḥih)
[He said:] There is something on this topic from Ibn 'Abbās.
[Abū 'Eisā said:] The Hadīth of Jābir is Hasan Gharīb Ṣaḥīḥ, we do not know of it except as a narration of Abū Az-Zubair.
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[1] This Ḥadīth preceded, see no. 1239.
Commentary
The Prophet ﷺ had taken an oath of emigration from him, and there is no return on an oath of emigration, therefore, the Prophet ﷺ bought him in exchange for two black slaves. This narration proves that increase and decrease is possible in the barter of slaves. Another thing which appears from this narration is that the Prophet ﷺ had no knowledge of hidden things until Allāh revealed it to him.
