Respect your slaves, Treat your slaves with justice & equality

This hadith is about the prohibition of killing, mutilating or castrating a slave. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said that whoever kills his slave will be killed himself, whoever mutilates his slave will be mutilated himself and whoever castrates his slave will be castrated himself. This hadith teaches us that we should not abuse our slaves and treat them with respect as they are also human beings like us. We should not take advantage of our power over them and mistreat them in any way as it is against Islamic teachings. It also shows us that Allah has given us rights over our slaves but we must use those rights responsibly and not abuse them in any way.