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Sahih Muslim 997c (Book 27, Hadith 85) #11449
Purchasing a Slave for Freedom

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) purchased a slave from an Ansar man who had declared him free after his death, and then gave the money to the man.

Jabir b. 'Abdullah said that a person among the Ansar declared his slave free after his death, as he had no other property. This news reached the Messenger of Allah and he said: Who will buy him from me? And Nu'aim b. al-Nahham bought him for eight hundred Dirhams and he handed them over to him, 'Amr (one of the narrators) said: I heard Jabir b. 'Abdullah as saying: He was a Coptic slave, and he died in the first year (of the Caliphate of 'Abdullah b. Zubair).
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ، سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْعَتَكِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَيْدٍ - عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ أَعْتَقَ غُلاَمًا لَهُ عَنْ دُبُرٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ مَنْ يَشْتَرِيهِ مِنِّي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَاشْتَرَاهُ نُعَيْمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بِثَمَانِمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ فَدَفَعَهَا إِلَيْهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ عَمْرٌو سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ عَبْدًا قِبْطِيًّا مَاتَ عَامَ أَوَّلَ

TOPICS
slavery  *  freedom  *  iqtaa  *  dirhams  *  coptic  *  muhammad  *  ansar

QUICK LESSONS:
Helping those in need by sacrificing our own wealth or possessions for them .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) showed kindness and mercy to those in need. An Ansar man declared his slave free after his death, as he had no other property. When this news reached the Messenger of Allah, he asked who would buy him from him so that he could be freed. Nu'aim b. al-Nahham bought him for eight hundred Dirhams and handed them over to the Ansar man. The slave was a Coptic one who died in the first year of Caliphate of 'Abdullah b. Zubair. This story shows us how important it is to help those in need, even if it means sacrificing our own wealth or possessions for them. It also teaches us that slavery should not be tolerated under any circumstances, as everyone deserves freedom regardless of their background or status in society.

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