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Sunan Abi Dawud 3947 (Book 31, Hadith 22) #24237
Emancipation of Slaves

SUMMARY: If two people own a slave, and one of them decides to free their share, the price of the slave must be fixed and they can only be freed if the person is wealthy.

Ibn 'Umar reported the Prophet as saying: If a man is shared by two men, and one of them emancipates his share, a price of the slave will be fixed, not more or less, and he will be emancipated by him in case he is rich.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ ‏ "‏ إِذَا كَانَ الْعَبْدُ بَيْنَ اثْنَيْنِ فَأَعْتَقَ أَحَدُهُمَا نَصِيبَهُ فَإِنْ كَانَ مُوسِرًا يُقَوَّمُ عَلَيْهِ قِيمَةً لاَ وَكْسَ وَلاَ شَطَطَ ثُمَّ يُعْتَقُ

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emancipation  *  slave  *  price  *  rich  *  tasleem  *  aabd  *  thaman  *  ghanim

QUICK LESSONS:
Help emancipate slaves from bondage when possible. Do not take advantage by charging an unfair price for freedom .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about freeing slaves. It states that if two people own a slave, and one of them decides to free their share, then the price of the slave must be fixed. The person who wants to free their share can only do so if they are wealthy enough to pay for it. This hadith teaches us that slavery should not exist in society and that those who are able to should help emancipate slaves from bondage. It also teaches us that we should not take advantage of those who are less fortunate than us by charging an unfair price for freedom.

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