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Sunan Abi Dawud 5166 (Book 43, Hadith 394) #25457
Freeing Slaves in Response to Abuse

SUMMARY: The Prophet (May peace be upon him) commanded a family to free their female servant after one of the youngest members of the family slapped her face.

Hilal b. Yasaf said : We were staying in the house of Suwaid b. Muqarrin. There was among us an old man who was hot-tempered. He had a slave-girl with him. He gave a slap on her face. I never saw Suwaid more angry than on that day. He said: there is no alternative for you except to free her. I was the seventh child in order of Muqarrin and we had only a female servant. The youngest of us gave a slap on her face. The prophet (May peace be upon him) commanded us to set her free.
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا فُضَيْلُ بْنُ عِيَاضٍ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ يِسَافٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا نُزُولاً فِي دَارِ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ مُقَرِّنٍ وَفِينَا شَيْخٌ فِيهِ حِدَّةٌ وَمَعَهُ جَارِيَةٌ فَلَطَمَ وَجْهَهَا فَمَا رَأَيْتُ سُوَيْدًا أَشَدَّ غَضَبًا مِنْهُ ذَاكَ الْيَوْمَ قَالَ عَجَزَ عَلَيْكَ إِلاَّ حُرُّ وَجْهِهَا لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا سَابِعَ سَبْعَةٍ مِنْ وَلَدِ مُقَرِّنٍ وَمَا لَنَا إِلاَّ خَادِمٌ فَلَطَمَ أَصْغَرُنَا وَجْهَهَا فَأَمَرَنَا النَّبِيُّ بِعِتْقِهَا

TOPICS
slavery  *  abuse  *  freedom  *  iqtaa  *  suwaid  *  hilal  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Treat people with respect and kindness regardless of their status in society; Do not take away someone's freedom without good reason; Do not tolerate slavery or abuse; Follow the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ responded when he heard that an old man had given a slave-girl a slap on her face. He was so angry that he commanded them to set her free, showing us that slavery should not be tolerated and abuse should never be allowed. This hadith teaches us that we must always treat people with respect and kindness, no matter who they are or what their status is in society. We must also remember that freedom is something precious and should never be taken away from anyone without good reason.

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