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Sunan Abi Dawud 4975 (Book 43, Hadith 203) #25266
Respect for Slaves

SUMMARY: This hadith emphasizes the importance of treating slaves with respect and dignity, as they are all Allah's slaves and the Lord is Allah, Most High.

Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet said: None of you must say: "My slave" (abdi) and "My slave-woman" (amati), and a slave must not say: "My lord" (rabbi or rabbati). The master (of a slave) should say: "My young man" (fataya) and "My young woman" (fatati), and a slave should say "My master" (Sayyid) and "My mistress" (sayyidati), for you are all (Allah's slave and the Lord is Allah, Most High.
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، وَحَبِيبِ بْنِ الشَّهِيدِ، وَهِشَامٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ يَقُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ عَبْدِي وَأَمَتِي وَلاَ يَقُولَنَّ الْمَمْلُوكُ رَبِّي وَرَبَّتِي وَلْيَقُلِ الْمَالِكُ فَتَاىَ وَفَتَاتِي وَلْيَقُلِ الْمَمْلُوكُ سَيِّدِي وَسَيِّدَتِي فَإِنَّكُمُ الْمَمْلُوكُونَ وَالرَّبُّ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ

TOPICS
respect  *  dignity  *  slavery  *  equality  *  abdi  *  amati  *  rabbirabbati  *  fatayafatati  *  sayyidsayyidati

QUICK LESSONS:
Treat everyone with respect regardless of their social status; Use respectful terms when referring to masters and slaves; Acknowledge that everyone is equal in the eyes of Allah; Recognize that everyone is a servant of Allah and He is our Lord.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith emphasizes the importance of treating slaves with respect and dignity. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught that no one should refer to a slave as "my slave" or "my slave-woman", but rather use terms such as "my young man" or "my young woman". Similarly, a slave should not refer to their master as "lord", but rather use terms such as "master" or "mistress". The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was teaching us that we are all equal in the eyes of Allah, Most High. We must treat each other with respect regardless of our social status. Everyone is a servant of Allah and He is our Lord.

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