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Sahih Muslim 1504c (Book 20, Hadith 9) #10911
The Importance of Freeing Slaves

SUMMARY: This hadith is about freeing slaves and the importance of doing so.

'A'isha, the wife of Allah's Apostle , reported: Barirah came to me and said: 'A'isha, I have entered into contract for securing freedom with my family (who owns me) for nine Uqiyyahs (of silver), one 'uqiya every year The rest of the hadith is the same (but with this addition):" This (the problem of the right of inheritance) should not stand in your way. Buy her, and set her free. He said in a hadith: Allah's Messenger stood up among men, extolled Allah, praised Him, and then said:" for"..
حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ جَاءَتْ بَرِيرَةُ إِلَىَّ فَقَالَتْ يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنِّي كَاتَبْتُ أَهْلِي عَلَى تِسْعِ أَوَاقٍ فِي كُلِّ عَامٍ أُوقِيَّةٌ ‏.‏ بِمَعْنَى حَدِيثِ اللَّيْثِ وَزَادَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ يَمْنَعُكِ ذَلِكِ مِنْهَا ابْتَاعِي وَأَعْتِقِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ ثُمَّ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فِي النَّاسِ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَمَّا بَعْدُ

TOPICS
freedom  *  slavery  *  contract  *  silver  *  hurriyyah  *  auqd  *  aaqd  *  uqiyyah

QUICK LESSONS:
Buy slaves with intention to set them free ; Respect all people regardless of their social status ; Follow teachings from Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of freeing slaves. It tells us that if we have a slave in our possession and we are able to free them through a contract or other means then we should do so. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ stood up among men and praised Allah for this act. He said that it should not stand in our way if we are able to free someone from slavery. We should buy them and set them free as an act of kindness towards others. This hadith teaches us that freedom is something valuable and important which must be respected by all people regardless of their social status or economic standing. It also shows us how much respect the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ had for those who were enslaved by reminding us that they too deserve freedom just like everyone else does.

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