Manumission of Slaves

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)

the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sold a Mudabbar.

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)

“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 (ﷺ) sold him, and Ibn (Nahham), a man from Banu 'Adi, bought him.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)

“The Mudabbar is part of the one third of the estate.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)

“Any man whose slave won an bears him a child, she will be free after he dies.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)

“Mention was made of the mother of Ibrahim in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and he said: 'Her son set her free.'”

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)

“We used to sell our slave women and the mothers of our children (Umahat Awaldina) when the Prophet (ﷺ) was still living among us, and we did not see anything wrong with that.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)

the warrior in the path of Allah, the mukatab seeking to fulfill (his manumission debt), and the one getting married seeking chastity."

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)

“Any slave who has made a contract to buy his freedom for one hundread Uqiyyah and pays it all except ten Uqiyyah; he is still a slave.” (One Uqiyyah is equal to 40 Dirham.)

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)

“If anyone of you (women) has a Mukatab, and he has enough (wealth) to pay off (his contact of manumission), she must veil herself from him.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)

that Barirah came to her when she was came to her when she was Muktabah, 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...

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)

I said to Ka'b bin Murrah, tell us a Hadith from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), but be careful. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “Whoever frees a Muslim man, he will be his ransom from...

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)

“I said: 'O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), which slave is best?' He said: ‘The one who is most precious to his master and most valuable in price.' ”

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The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)

“Whoever becomes the master of a Mahram relative (with whom marriage is not lawful), he becomes free.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)

“Whoever becomes the master of a Mahram relative, he becomes free.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)

“Umm Salamah freed me but stipulated that I should serve the Prophet (ﷺ) as long he lived.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)

“Whoever frees his share of a slave or part of his share, must pay from his wealth if he has any wealth if he has any wealth (in order to buy the rest of the slave's freedom). If he does...

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)

“Whoever frees his share of a slave, the price of the slave should be fairly evaluated, and he (the partner who initiated this process) should free him (in full, by giving the rest of his price to the other co-owners),...

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)

“Whoever frees a slave who has some wealth, the slave's wealth belongs to him, unless the master stipulates that it will belong to him.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)

“O Umair, I have set you free in a good way. I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'Any man who frees a slave and does not say anything about his (the slave's) wealth, it belongs to him (the...

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)

the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked about illegitimate children. He said: “Two sandals in which I wage Jihad are better than freeing an illegitimate child.”