Sunan Abu Dawood 3951
Qatadah reported 'Umar b. al-Khattab (ra) as saying:
If anyone gets possession of a relative who is within the prohibited degrees, that person becomes free.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ مَنْ مَلَكَ ذَا رَحِمٍ مَحْرَمٍ فَهُوَ حُرٌّ .
Classification
Sahih (Authentic)Maqtu` (Severed)
References
Sunan Abu Dawood 3951
Sunan Abu Dawood Vol. 4, Book of The Book of Manumission of Slaves, Hadith 3940