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Sunan Ibn Majah 2517 (Book 19, Hadith 6) #31871
Selling Slave Women During the Time of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

SUMMARY: Selling of slave women and mothers of children was practiced during the time of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and it was not seen as wrong.

Jabir bin 'Abdullah was heard to say: "We used to sell our slave women and the mothers of our children (Umahat Awaldina) when the Prophet was still living among us, and we did not see anything wrong with that".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ كُنَّا نَبِيعُ سَرَارِينَا وَأُمَّهَاتِ أَوْلاَدِنَا وَالنَّبِيُّ فِينَا حَىٌّ لاَ نَرَى بِذَلِكَ بَأْسًا

TOPICS
slavery  *  women  *  mothers  *  wrongdoing  *  awaldina  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Treat everyone with respect regardless their race or religion ; Help those who need help gaining freedom from enslavement ; Strive for justice & fairness for all people .

EXPLANATIONS:
During the time when Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was living among us, it was a common practice to sell slave women and mothers of our children. This practice did not seem wrong to people at that time. However, this does not mean that slavery is acceptable in Islam; rather, Islam has always been against slavery since its inception. The Quran states that all human beings are equal regardless of their race or religion, so any form of enslavement is considered unjustified in Islam. Furthermore, the Hadith also teaches us to be kind towards slaves and treat them with respect as they are also human beings like us who deserve kindness and justice.

Islam also encourages freeing slaves as an act of charity which will be rewarded by Allah on the Day Of Judgment. Therefore, we should strive to free those who are enslaved if we can afford it or help them in any way possible so they can gain their freedom from oppression.

This hadith reminds us that although certain practices may have been accepted during a certain period in history, this does not necessarily make them right or acceptable according to Islamic teachings today. We must always strive for justice and fairness for all people regardless of their race or religion if we want to live according to Islamic principles today.

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