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Sunan an-Nasai 3446 (Book 27, Hadith 58) #18058
Freeing Slaves in Islam

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad advised Aishah to free her slaves, starting with the male slave before the female slave.

It was narrated that Al-Qasim bin Muhammad said: "Aishah had a male slave and a female slave. She said: 'I wanted to set them free, and I mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah. He said: Start with the male slave before the female slave'."
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مَوْهَبٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ كَانَ لِعَائِشَةَ غُلاَمٌ وَجَارِيَةٌ قَالَتْ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أُعْتِقَهُمَا فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ ابْدَئِي بِالْغُلاَمِ قَبْلَ الْجَارِيَةِ

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slavery  *  freedom  *  aaqd  *  hurriyyah  *  muhammad

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Freeing slaves according to Islamic teachings

EXPLANATIONS:
According to this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad advised Aishah to free her slaves. He suggested that she start with freeing the male slave before the female slave. This hadith shows us that Islam encourages freeing slaves and values freedom highly. It also teaches us that we should prioritize helping those who are most in need of help first, such as men over women or adults over children. This is an important lesson for all of us to remember when it comes to helping others and being kind and generous towards them.

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