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A Man Setting Free His Slave Woman Then Marrying Her

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Darussalam · Volume 3

9. The Chapters On Marriage

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الحديث: 1958 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 629

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1958. It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ set Safiyyah free, and made her ransom her dowry, and he married her. (Sahih)

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1958 - حَدَّثَنَا حُبَيْشُ بْنُ مُبَشِّرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، «أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَعْتَقَ صَفِيَّةَ وَجَعَلَ عِتْقَهَا صَدَاقَهَا، وَتَزَوَّجَهَا»

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As it is Islamically forbidden for a woman to marry without the permission of her father or Wali (the guardian), likewise a slave is not allowed to marry without the permission of the master. The logic of it is that, after marriage, the slave will have to look after his wife and children, and it will undermine the service to his master; but if the master, with a goodwill gesture, is prepared to decrease his duties then the slave should marry, otherwise he should observe patience. Morally, the master should allow the slave to marry so that he can protect his chastity.