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Sunan an-Nasai 3653 (Book 30, Hadith 43) #18267
Encouraging the Freedom of Believers

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) encouraged freeing a slave girl who was a believer.

It was narrated that Ash-Sharid bin Suwaid Ath-Thaqafi said: "I came to the Messenger of Allah and said: 'My mother left a will saying that a slave should be freed on her behalf. I have a Nubian slave girl; will it suffice if I free her on her behalf?' He said: 'Bring her here'. The Prophet said to her: 'Who is your Lord?' She said: 'Allah'. He said: 'Who am I?' She said: 'The Messenger of Allah'. He said: 'Set her free , for she is a believer'."
أَخْبَرَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنِ الشَّرِيدِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ الثَّقَفِيِّ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ أُمِّي أَوْصَتْ أَنْ تُعْتَقَ عَنْهَا رَقَبَةٌ وَإِنَّ عِنْدِي جَارِيَةً نُوبِيَّةً أَفَيُجْزِئُ عَنِّي أَنْ أَعْتِقَهَا عَنْهَا قَالَ ‏"‏ ائْتِنِي بِهَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا النَّبِيُّ ‏"‏ مَنْ رَبُّكِ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَتِ اللَّهُ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَنْ أَنَا ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَتْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَأَعْتِقْهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ

TOPICS
slavery  *  freedom  *  belief  *  iqtaa  *  ummah

QUICK LESSONS:
Freeing slaves who are believers regardless of their race or ethnicity; recognizing one's Lord and His messenger; respecting all people regardless of race or ethnicity; being just towards others; standing up against oppression or injustice in any form .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of freeing slaves who are believers. It was narrated by Ash-Sharid bin Suwaid Ath-Thaqafi that he came to the Messenger of Allah and said that his mother left a will saying that a slave should be freed on her behalf. He asked if it would suffice if he freed his Nubian slave girl, and the Prophet said to bring her there. When she arrived, he asked her who her Lord was and she answered Allah, then he asked who he was and she answered The Messenger of Allah. After this exchange, the Prophet told him to set her free as she was a believer. This hadith teaches us that slavery is wrong and those who are believers should be set free from it regardless of their race or ethnicity. It also shows us how important it is for us to recognize our Lord as well as His messenger in order for us to be truly free from any form of oppression or injustice in this world.

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