Manumitting A Slave Subject To A Certain Condition
Darussalam · Volume 4
28. THE BOOKOF MANUMISSIONOF SLAVESSunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 3932 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 22
Source no. 3932 · Volume 1 · Page 2
Hasan
حسن ابن ماجة (٢٥٢٦)
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3932. It was narrated that Safinah said: "I was a slave belonging to Umm Salamah. She said: 'I will manumit you, but I stipulate that you should serve the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ for as long as you live.' I said: 'Even if you do not stipulate such a condition, I shall not leave the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ as long as I live.' So she manumitted me and stipulated that condition for me." (Hasan)
3932 - حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدُ بْنُ مُسَرْهَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُمْهَانَ، عَنْ سَفِينَةَ، قَالَ: كُنْتُ مَمْلُوكًا لِأُمِّ سَلَمَةَ فَقَالَتْ: أُعْتِقُكَ وَأَشْتَرِطُ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَخْدُمَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا عِشْتَ فَقُلْتُ: «وَإِنْ لَمْ تَشْتَرِطِي عَلَيَّ مَا فَارَقْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا عِشْتُ فَأَعْتَقَتْنِي، وَاشْتَرَطَتْ عَلَيَّ»
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It is allowed to free a slave with a feasible and worthy condition that does not deprive others of their rights.