Book 49: Manumission of Slaves

Sahih al-Bukhari 2417 (Book 49, Hadith 1) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Whoever frees a Muslim slave, Allah will save all the parts of his body from the (Hell) Fire as he has freed the body-parts of the slave.” Sa`id bin Marjana said that he narrated that Hadith to `Ali bin Al-Husain and […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2418 (Book 49, Hadith 2) Narrated Abu Dhar: I asked the Prophet, “What is the best deed?” He replied, “To believe in Allah and to fight for His Cause.” I then asked, “What is the best kind of manumission (of slaves)?” He replied, “The manumission of the most expensive slave and the most […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2419 (Book 49, Hadith 3) Narrated Asma’ bint Abu Bakr: The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered us to free slaves at the time of solar eclipses. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ الْمُنْذِرِ، عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَتْ أَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2420 (Book 49, Hadith 4) Narrated Asma’ bint Abu Bakr: We were ordered to free slaves at the time of lunar eclipses. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَثَّامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ الْمُنْذِرِ، عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَتْ كُنَّا نُؤْمَرُ عِنْدَ الْخُسُوفِ بِالْعَتَاقَةِ‏.‏ Sahih al-Bukhari […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2421 (Book 49, Hadith 5) Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Whoever manumits a slave owned by two masters, should manumit him completely (not partially) if he is rich after having its price evaluated.” حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2422 (Book 49, Hadith 6) Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Whoever frees his share of a common slave and he has sufficient money to free him completely, should let its price be estimated by a just man and give his partners the price of their shares and manumit the slave; […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2423 (Book 49, Hadith 7) Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Whoever manumits his share of a slave, then it is essential for him to get that slave manumitted’ completely as long as he has the money to do so. If he has not sufficient money to pay the price of the […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2424 (Book 49, Hadith 8) Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “He who manumits his share of a slave and has money sufficient to free the remaining portion of that slave’s price (justly estimated) then he should manumit him (by giving the rest of his price to the other co-owners).” Nafi` added, […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2425 (Book 49, Hadith 9) Narrated Ibn `Umar: That he used to give his verdict regarding the male or female slaves owned by more than one master, one of whom may manumit his share of the slave. Ibn `Umar used to say in such a case, “The manumitted should manumit the slave completely […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2426 (Book 49, Hadith 10) Narrated Abu Huraira: That the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Whoever frees his portion of a (common) slave.” حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي النَّضْرُ بْنُ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ نَهِيكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2427 (Book 49, Hadith 11) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Whoever frees his portion of a common slave should free the slave completely by paying the rest of his price from his money if he has enough money; otherwise the price of the slave is to be estimated and the slave […]