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Sunan Abi Dawud 2915 (Book 19, Hadith 31) #23205
Inheritance Rights of Freed Slaves

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the right of inheritance belonging to the one who has set a person free.

Narrated Ibn 'Umar: 'Aishah, mother of believers (ra), intended to buy a slave-girl to set her free. Her people said: We shall sell her to you on one condition that we shall inherit from her'.Aishah mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah . He said: That should not prevent you, for the right of inheritance belongs to the one who has set a person free.
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ قُرِئَ عَلَى مَالِكٍ وَأَنَا حَاضِرٌ، قَالَ مَالِكٌ عَرَضَ عَلَىَّ نَافِعٌ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَشْتَرِيَ جَارِيَةً تَعْتِقُهَا فَقَالَ أَهْلُهَا نَبِيعُكِهَا عَلَى أَنَّ وَلاَءَهَا لَنَا ‏.‏ فَذَكَرَتْ عَائِشَةُ ذَاكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ يَمْنَعُكِ ذَلِكَ فَإِنَّ الْوَلاَءَ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ

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freedom  *  slave  *  inheritance  *  right

QUICK LESSONS:
Treat everyone equally regardless of their past or current status in life and give them what is rightfully theirs without any prejudice or discrimination against them .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the rights of freed slaves in regards to inheritance. It was narrated by Ibn 'Umar and Aishah ra that Aishah wanted to buy a slave girl in order to set her free. However, her people said they would only sell her if they could inherit from her. When Aishah mentioned this to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ he said that it should not prevent her from buying the slave girl as the right of inheritance belongs to whoever sets them free. This hadith teaches us that those who are freed should be given their due rights and respect as human beings even after being enslaved for so long. It also shows us how important it is for us to treat everyone equally regardless of their past or current status in life and give them what is rightfully theirs without any prejudice or discrimination against them.

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