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Sahih Muslim 1501c (Book 27, Hadith 72) #11436
Emancipation of Slaves

SUMMARY: If someone has enough money to buy a slave, they should do so and free them. If they don't have enough money, then they should free as much of the slave as possible.

Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger as saying: He who gives up his share in a slave, and has enough money to pay the full price of the slave, then full emancipation devolves upon him; but if he has not the money, then he emancipated what he emancipated.
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِمَالِكٍ حَدَّثَكَ نَافِعٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ مَنْ أَعْتَقَ شِرْكًا لَهُ فِي عَبْدٍ فَكَانَ لَهُ مَالٌ يَبْلُغُ ثَمَنَ الْعَبْدِ قُوِّمَ عَلَيْهِ قِيمَةَ الْعَدْلِ فَأَعْطَى شُرَكَاءَهُ حِصَصَهُمْ وَعَتَقَ عَلَيْهِ الْعَبْدُ وَإِلاَّ فَقَدْ عَتَقَ مِنْهُ مَا عَتَقَ

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emancipation  *  slave  *  money  *  tasqin  *  aabd  *  maal

QUICK LESSONS:
Use your resources for good causes such as freeing those who are enslaved or oppressed; be generous with your wealth; treat all people equally regardless of their social status or financial standing; strive for freedom and justice for all people.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about freeing slaves from servitude. It teaches us that if we have the means to do so, we should use our wealth to purchase slaves and set them free. Even if we don't have enough money to buy a slave outright, we can still use whatever resources are available to us in order to emancipate them from their servitude. This hadith also encourages us to be generous with our wealth and use it for good causes such as freeing those who are enslaved or oppressed. The Prophet Muhammad's teachings remind us that all people are equal regardless of their social status or financial standing and that everyone deserves freedom and justice.

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