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(Book 38, Hadith 3) #36537
The Lottery of Freedom

SUMMARY: A man freed six of his slaves while he was dying and the Prophet Muhammad drew lots between them and freed a third of those slaves.

Malik related to me from Yahya ibn Said and somebody else from al-Hasan ibn Abi al-Hasan al-Basri and from Muhammad ibn Sirin that a man in the time of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, freed six of his slaves while he was dying. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, drew lots between them and freed a third of those slaves. Malik added that he had heard that the man did not have any property other than them.
حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، وَعَنْ غَيْرِ، وَاحِدٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الْبَصْرِيِّ، وَعَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، فِي زَمَانِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أَعْتَقَ عَبِيدًا لَهُ سِتَّةً عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ فَأَسْهَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ بَيْنَهُمْ فَأَعْتَقَ ثُلُثَ تِلْكَ الْعَبِيدِ ‏.‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَبَلَغَنِي أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِذَلِكَ الرَّجُلِ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُمْ

TOPICS
slavery  *  freedom  *  lottery  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Freeing slaves whenever possible; Showing mercy towards those who are enslaved; Taking care of our fellow human beings even when we are in difficult situations ourselves; Treating everyone equally regardless of their social status or background; Upholding justice at all times.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a man who was on his deathbed and decided to free six of his slaves. The Prophet Muhammad then drew lots between them in order to determine which three would be set free. This hadith teaches us that slavery should not be accepted as an institution but rather abolished whenever possible. It also shows us the mercy that the Prophet showed towards those who were enslaved by drawing lots instead of leaving it up to chance or favoritism. Furthermore, it demonstrates how important it is for us to take care of our fellow human beings even when we are in difficult situations ourselves.

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