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(Book 38, Hadith 6) #36540
Rights of Slave-Girls Who Give Birth to Their Master's Child

SUMMARY: A master should not sell, give away or bequeath a slave-girl who has given birth to his child. The master should enjoy her and when he dies, she is free.

Malik related to me from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that Umar ibn al-Khattab said, "If a slave-girl gives birth to a child by her master, he must not sell her, give her away, or bequeath her. He enjoys her and when he dies she is free ".
حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، قَالَ أَيُّمَا وَلِيدَةٍ وَلَدَتْ مِنْ سَيِّدِهَا فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَبِيعُهَا وَلاَ يَهَبُهَا وَلاَ يُوَرِّثُهَا وَهُوَ يَسْتَمْتِعُ بِهَا فَإِذَا مَاتَ فَهِيَ حُرَّةٌ

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slave  *  her  *  slavery  *  freedom  *  ownership

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect basic human rights such as freedom and justice for all people regardless of their social status in society .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the rights of slave-girls who give birth to their master's child. It is narrated by Malik from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that Umar ibn al-Khattab said that if a slave girl gives birth to a child by her master, he must not sell her, give her away or bequeath her. Instead, the master should enjoy her and when he dies she will be free. This hadith teaches us the importance of freedom and justice for all people regardless of their social status in society. It also emphasizes on the fact that slavery is wrong and it should not exist in any form whatsoever as it goes against basic human rights such as freedom and justice for all people regardless of their social status in society.

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