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2251. It was narrated that 'Abdul-Majid bin Wahb said: "Addâ' bin Khâlid bin Hawdhah said to me: 'Shall I not read to you a letter that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ wrote to me?' I said: 'Yes.' So he took out a letter. In it was: 'This is what 'Addâ' bin Khâlid bin Hawdhah bought [from] Muhammad the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ. He bought from him a slave' - or - 'a female slave, having no ailments, nor being a runaway, nor having any malicious behavior. Sold by a Muslim to a Muslim.'" (Hasan)
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Commentary
A document should be composed when selling and buying something precious.
'Bought a male or a female slave', i.e., the document has the word written 'male slave' or 'female slave'; this doubt is from 'Abbâd bin Laith, who is a teacher of Imam Ibn Mâjah's teacher.
The word Ghâ'ilah is explained through various meanings: i.e. she does not have a habit of running away, stealing or committing adultery or any other bad habit; this word also means she is not stolen property; and the third meaning is that the seller is not hiding any defect in the slave.
