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1956. It was narrated from Abu Musa that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Whoever has a slave woman and teaches her good
manners and educates her, then sets her free and marries her, will have two rewards. Any man from among the People of the Book who believed in his Prophet and believed in Muhammad will have two rewards. Any slave who does his duty towards Allāh and towards his masters will have two rewards." (Sahih)
(One of the narrators) Sālih said: "Sha'bi said: 'I have given this (Hadith) to you for little effort on your part. A rider would travel to Al-Madinah for less than this.'"
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a. Male and female slaves are bought for service; the arrangement of their education and professional training is a great favor to them; and then setting the female slave free is another favor unto her. Thereafter, she should not be ignored for marriage just because she was a slave in the past; it will be the negation of her freedom. Instead, it will be the perfection of favor that a freed female slave acquires the rights of a free wife.
b. If a Jew remaining firm on Tauhid believes in Musa ﷺ, or a Christian believes in 'Eisa ﷺ (Jesus), so long as he is unaware of the prophethood of Muhammad ﷺ, he (Jew or Christian) is correct. Whenever he knows about the advent of the Prophet ﷺ and believes in him, thus he secures a double reward, as is the story of Najāshī.
