Saturday, March 3, 2012

Sunan Ibn Majah Book #20 - The Chapters on Manumission of Slaves




The Chapters on Manumission of Slaves from Sunan Ibn Majah


2512 It was narrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (saw) sold a Mudabbar. (Sahih)

2513 It was narrated that Jabir bin ‘Abdullah said: “A man among us promised freedom to a slave after his death, and he did not have any property other than him (this slave). So the Prophet (saw) sold him, and Ibn (Nahham), a man from Banu ‘Adi, bought him.

2514 It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet (saw) said: “The Mudabbar is part of the one third of the estate.” (Da’if)
Ibn Majah said: I heard ‘Uthman – meaning Ibn Abu Shaibah – say: “This is a mistake,” meaning the Hadith: “The Mudabbar is part of the one third of the estate.” Abu ‘Abdullah (Ibn Majah) said: “There is no basis for it.”

2515 It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Any man whose slave woman bears him a child, she will be free after he dies.” (Da’if)

2516 It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “Mention was made of the mother of Ibrahim in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (saw), and he said: ‘Her son set her free.’” (Da’if)

2517 Jabir bin ‘Abdullah was heard to say: “We used to sell our slave women and the mothers of our children (Umahat Awladina) when the Prophet (saw) was still living among us, and we did not see anything wrong with that.” (Sahih)

2518 It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “There are three who are all entitled to Allah’s help: the one who fights in the cause of Allah; the Mukatab who wants to pay (the price of his freedom); and the one who gets married seeking chastity.” (Sahih)

2519 It was narrated from ‘Amr bin Shu’aib, from his father, from his grandfather that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Any slave who has made a contract to buy his freedom for one hundred Uqiyyah and pays it all except ten Uqiyyah; he is still a slave.” (One Uqiyyah is equal to 40 Dirham.) (Hasan)

2520 It was narrated from Umm Salamah that the Prophet (saw) said: “If anyone of you (women) was a Mukatab, and he has enough (wealth) to pay off (his contract of manumission), she must veil herself from him.” (Hasan)

2521 It was narrated from Hisham bin ‘Urwah, from his father, about ‘Aishah, the wife of the Prophet (saw) – that Barirah came to her when she was Mukatabah, and her masters had written a contract of manumission for nine Uqiyyah. She (‘Aishah) said: “If your masters wish I will pay them that in one sum, and the right of inheritance will belong to me.”
He said: “So she went to her masters and told them about that, but they insisted that the right of inheritance should belong to them. ‘Aishah mentioned that to the Prophet (saw) and he said: ‘Do it.’ Then the Prophet (saw) stood up and addressed the people. He praised and glorified Allah, then he said: ‘What is the matter with some people who stipulated conditions that are not in the Book of Allah? Every condition that is not in the Book of Allah is invalid, even if there are one hundred conditions. The Book of Allah is more deserving of being followed and the conditions of Allah are more binding. And the Wala’ belongs to the one who manumits (the slave).’” (Sahih)

2522 It was narrated that Shurahbil bin Simt said: I said to Ka’b: O Ka’b bin Murrah, tell us a Hadith from the Messenger of Allah (saw), but be careful. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (saw) say: “Whoever frees a Muslim man, he will be his ransom from the Fire; each of his bones will suffice (as a ransom) for each of his bones. Whoever frees two Muslim women, they will be his ransom from the Fire; each of their two bones will suffice (as a ransom) for each of his bones.” (Da’if)

2523 It was narrated that Abu Dharr said: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, which slave is best?’ He said: ‘The one who is most precious to his master and most valuable in price.’” (Sahih)

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