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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1348 (Book 15, Hadith 28) #26926
Freeing Slaves with Compassion

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught that if someone frees a part of a slave, they should pay the remaining price if they can afford it. If not, then the slave should be allowed to work to earn their freedom without being overburdened.

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever frees a portion" or he said: "a part of a slave, then he should finish paying his price if he can afford it. If he can not afford to pay reasonable price then he should be allowed to work to earn the amount that will free him without overburdening him". (Another chain) similar, and he said: "a part".
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ خَشْرَمٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ نَهِيكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ مَنْ أَعْتَقَ نَصِيبًا - أَوْ قَالَ شِقْصًا فِي مَمْلُوكٍ فَخَلاَصُهُ فِي مَالِهِ إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ مَالٌ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ قُوِّمَ قِيمَةَ عَدْلٍ ثُمَّ يُسْتَسْعَى فِي نَصِيبِ الَّذِي لَمْ يُعْتِقْ غَيْرَ مَشْقُوقٍ عَلَيْهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ‏.‏ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، نَحْوَهُ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ شَقِيصًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏ وَهَكَذَا رَوَى أَبَانُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، مِثْلَ رِوَايَةِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ ‏.‏ وَرَوَى شُعْبَةُ، هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ أَمْرَ السِّعَايَةِ ‏.‏ وَاخْتَلَفَ أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ فِي السِّعَايَةِ فَرَأَى بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ السِّعَايَةَ فِي هَذَا ‏.‏ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ وَأَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ وَبِهِ يَقُولُ إِسْحَاقُ ‏.‏ وَقَدْ قَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ إِذَا كَانَ الْعَبْدُ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ فَأَعْتَقَ أَحَدُهُمَا نَصِيبَهُ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُ مَالٌ غَرِمَ نَصِيبَ صَاحِبِهِ وَعَتَقَ الْعَبْدَ مِنْ مَالِهِ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ عَتَقَ مِنَ الْعَبْدِ مَا عَتَقَ وَلاَ يُسْتَسْعَى ‏.‏ وَقَالُوا بِمَا رُوِيَ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ‏.‏ وَهَذَا قَوْلُ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَبِهِ يَقُولُ مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ وَالشَّافِعِيُّ وَأَحْمَدُ

TOPICS
freedom  *  slave  *  price  *  work  *  affordability  *  istifr  *  mukatab

QUICK LESSONS:
Treat those who are less fortunate than you with respect and kindness; Do your best to help those who are enslaved gain their freedom in whatever way possible; Pay reasonable price for freeing slaves when you can afford it; Allow slaves to work for earning money towards buying back their own freedom when you cannot afford paying full amount at once; Do not take advantage of people's misfortunes by burdening them too much while helping them out financially or otherwise .

EXPLANATIONS:
The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught us about freeing slaves with compassion and kindness. He said that if someone frees a part of a slave, they should pay the remaining price if they can afford it. If not, then the slave should be allowed to work to earn their freedom without being overburdened. This teaches us that we must always treat those who are less fortunate than us with respect and kindness and never take advantage of them or burden them too much in order for them to gain their freedom. We must also remember that slavery is wrong and we must do our best to help those who are enslaved gain their freedom in whatever way possible.

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