Whoever Frees His Share Of A Slave
Darussalam · Volume 3
19. The Chapters On Manumission (Of Slaves)Sunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2527 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 844
Source no. 2527 · Volume 6 · Page 27
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (٥ / ٣٥٨)
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2527. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "Whoever frees his share of a slave or part of his share, must pay from his wealth if he has any wealth (in order to buy the rest of the slave's freedom). If he does not have wealth, then the slave should be asked to work for the price (of his freedom), without that causing him too much hardship." (Sahih)
2527 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ نَهِيكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ أَعْتَقَ نَصِيبًا لَهُ فِي مَمْلُوكٍ، أَوْ شِقْصًا، فَعَلَيْهِ خَلَاصُهُ مِنْ مَالِهِ، إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ مَالٌ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ، اسْتُسْعِيَ الْعَبْدُ فِي قِيمَتِهِ، غَيْرَ مَشْقُوقٍ عَلَيْهِ»
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a. A slave can belong to more than one person. For example, a person is the father of two sons and has a slave. If he dies, the slave will be inherited by his two sons. Another example is that some persons contribute equal shares of money and buy a slave, then the slave is common property of all the shareholders. b. If one master of a common slave frees his share, the slave will still remain a slave for the rest of the co-owners. c. In such cases, one who frees his share should buy the shares of other co-owners with a fairly evaluated price, and free the slave to complete the manumission. d. Another way out is that the slave should work and earn money to pay other owners to be freed. e. A slave should not be forced to pay soon, he should be given proper time to pay the price, just as a debtor is given a chance to return the debt. It would be better if the slave is treated more sympathetically and given more time.