It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she intended to free a married slave couple, and she asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed her to begin (the freeing) with the man before the woman. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Sinan (may Allah be pleased with him) that he accepted Islam while his wife refused to accept Islam. They both came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The woman said: My daughter has been weaned (that is, she is now attached to me), while Rafi' said: She is my daughter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Rafi': "Sit on one side," and said to his wife: "Sit on the other side." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) seated the girl between them and said: "Both of you call her." The girl began to incline towards her mother, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated: 'Allahumma ihdiha' (O Allah, guide her). So she (immediately) inclined towards her father, and he took her. This hadith has a sahih chain of transmission, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.