It is narrated from Sayyida Salama bint Ma’qil (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: I was the slave woman of Sayyiduna Hubab bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him), and a child was also born to him from me. (But when he passed away,) his wife said to me: Now you will be sold to pay off his debt. So I went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of this matter. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Who is the guardian of the inheritance of Hubab bin Amr? The people said: His brother, Sayyiduna Abu al-Yasar Ka’b bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called him and said: You are not to sell her, rather you are to set her free. When you hear that slaves have come to me, come to me, and I will give you compensation for her. He did so, but after the death of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), there was a difference of opinion regarding this issue. Some people were of the view that the umm walad (a slave woman who bore her master a child) remains a slave after her master’s death. If her ruling was not that of a slave, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would not have given them a slave in exchange for her. While others said that such a woman becomes free, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set her free. Sayyida Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) says: There was a difference of opinion among the companions regarding me.