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Sahih Muslim 1668a (Book 27, Hadith 82) #11446
Emancipation of Slaves

SUMMARY: A person who had no other property emancipated six slaves at the time of his death, and Allah's Messenger divided them into three sections, cast lots amongst them, and set two free and kept four in slavery.

'Imran b. Husain reported that a person who had no other property emancipated six slaves of his at the time of his death. Allah's Messenger called for them and divided them into three sections, cast lots amongst them, and set two free and kept four in slavery; and he (the Holy Prophet) spoke severely of him.
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ السَّعْدِيُّ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ - عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ، بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ ‏.‏ أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَعْتَقَ سِتَّةَ مَمْلُوكِينَ لَهُ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُمْ فَدَعَا بِهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَجَزَّأَهُمْ أَثْلاَثًا ثُمَّ أَقْرَعَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَأَعْتَقَ اثْنَيْنِ وَأَرَقَّ أَرْبَعَةً وَقَالَ لَهُ قَوْلاً شَدِيدًا

TOPICS
emancipation  *  slavery  *  death  *  lottery  *  tasqee  *  aaaboodiyyah  *  mawt  *  qurrah

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous with your possessions even if you have little or nothing else to give away.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a person who had no other property but chose to emancipate six slaves at the time of his death. When Allah's Messenger heard this news he called for the slaves and divided them into three sections. He then cast lots amongst them to decide their fate; two were set free while four were kept in slavery. The Prophet also spoke severely of him for doing so. This hadith teaches us that it is important to be generous with our possessions even if we have little or nothing else to give away. It also shows us that we should not be too harsh on people when they make mistakes as everyone deserves a second chance.

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