87. ✧ Sa'd, freed slave of Abu Bakr

1. Musnad Abi Ya'la 1573No grade recorded

   قَالَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ، وَكَانَ سَعْدٌ مَمْلُوكًا لَهُ، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تُعْجِبُهُ خِدْمَتُهُ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: أَعْتِقْ سَعْدًا، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، مَا لَنَا هَاهُنَا غَيْرُهُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: أَعْتِقْ سَعْدًا، أَتَتْكَ الرِّجَالُ، أَتَتْكَ الرِّجَالُ

   ✧ He said to Abu Bakr, and Sa'd was his slave, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was pleased with his service. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Free Sa'd. Abu Bakr said: O Messenger of Allah, we have no one here besides him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Free Sa'd, men will come to you, men will come to you.

2. Musnad Abi Ya'la 1574No grade recorded

   قَرَّبْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ تَمْرًا، فَجَعَلُوا يَقْرِنُونَ، فَنَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْقِرَانِ

   ✧ I placed dates before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and they began pairing them, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade pairing.

3. Musnad Abi Ya'la 1575No grade recorded

   أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ تُوُفِّيَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ خَمْسٍ وَسِتِّينَ

   ✧ The Prophet ﷺ died when he was sixty-five years old.