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Sahih al-Bukhari 3446 (Book 60, Hadith 116) #3294
Rewards for Teaching Good Manners

SUMMARY: A person will be rewarded for teaching their slave girl good manners, educating her, and then manumitting and marrying her. Believing in Jesus and then believing in the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) will also be rewarded. Slaves who fear Allah and obey their masters will also receive a double reward.

Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari: Allah's Messenger said, "If a person teaches his slave girl good manners properly, educates her properly, and then manumits and marries her, he will get a double reward. And if a man believes in Jesus and then believes in me, he will get a double reward. And if a slave fears his Lord (ie Allah) and obeys his masters, he too will get a double reward".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُقَاتِلٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا صَالِحُ بْنُ حَىٍّ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، مِنْ أَهْلِ خُرَاسَانَ قَالَ لِلشَّعْبِيِّ‏.‏ فَقَالَ الشَّعْبِيُّ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِيِّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ إِذَا أَدَّبَ الرَّجُلُ أَمَتَهُ فَأَحْسَنَ تَأْدِيبَهَا، وَعَلَّمَهَا فَأَحْسَنَ تَعْلِيمَهَا ثُمَّ أَعْتَقَهَا فَتَزَوَّجَهَا، كَانَ لَهُ أَجْرَانِ، وَإِذَا آمَنَ بِعِيسَى ثُمَّ آمَنَ بِي، فَلَهُ أَجْرَانِ، وَالْعَبْدُ إِذَا اتَّقَى رَبَّهُ وَأَطَاعَ مَوَالِيَهُ، فَلَهُ أَجْرَانِ

TOPICS
education  *  marriage  *  beliefs  *  obedience  *  reward  *  manumission

QUICK LESSONS:
Teach your slave girl proper etiquette ; Believe in both Jesus & the Prophet Muhammad ; Obey your master if you are enslaved yourself .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith teaches us that if we teach our slaves good manners, educate them properly, manumit them, and marry them off afterwards, we will receive a double reward from Allah. It is also mentioned that those who believe in Jesus first before believing in the Prophet Muhammad will also get a double reward from Allah. Lastly, it is said that slaves who fear Allah and obey their masters will get a double reward as well. This hadith encourages us to treat our slaves with kindness by teaching them good manners so they can become better people after they are freed from slavery. It also encourages us to believe in both Jesus and the Prophet Muhammad so we can receive rewards from Allah for doing so. Finally, it reminds us to always obey our masters if we are slaves ourselves as this too is an act of worship which can bring rewards from God Almighty Himself!

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