- Narrated by Abu Huraira :
The Prophet Mohammed 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.” Said bin Marjana said that he narrated that Hadith to ‘Ali bin Al-Husain and he freed his slave for whom ‘Abdullah bin Ja’far had offered him ten thousand Dirhams or one-thousand Dinars. (Volume 3, Book 46, Number 693)
- Abu Dhar Narrated:
I asked the Prophet Mohammed ﷺ , “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 beloved by his master.” I said, “If I cannot afford to do that?” He said, “Help the weak or do good for a person who cannot work for himself.” I said, “If I cannot do that?” He said, “Refrain from harming others for this will be regarded as a charitable deed for your own good.” (Volume 3, Book 46, Number 694 )
- Narrated by Abu Musa Al-Ashari:
The Prophet said, “He who has a slave-girl and teaches her good manners and improves her education and then manumits and marries her, will get a double reward; and any slave who observes Allah’s right and his master’s right will get a double reward.” (Volume 3, Book 46, Number 723)
- Narrated by Asma’ bint Abu Bakr:
The Prophet Mohammed ﷺ ordered us to free slaves at the time of solar eclipses.(Volume 3, Book 46, Number 695)
- Narrated by Asma’ bint Abu Bakr:
We were ordered to free slaves at the time of lunar eclipses. (Volume 3, Book 46, Number 696)
- Ibn ‘Umar Narrated :
The Prophet Mohammed 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.” (Volume 3, Book 46, Number 697)
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