One Who Frees A Slave Who Has Some Wealth
Darussalam · Volume 3
19. The Chapters On Manumission (Of Slaves)Sunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2529 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 845
Source no. 2529 · Volume 6 · Page 29
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (١٧٤٩) ، المشكاة (٣٣٩٦)
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2529. It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "Whoever frees a slave who has some wealth, the slave's wealth belongs to him, unless the master stipulates that it will belong to him." (Sahih) (One of the narrators) Ibn Lahi'ah said (in his narration): "Unless the master makes an exception for that."
2529 - حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، ح وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ الْأَشَجِّ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ أَعْتَقَ عَبْدًا وَلَهُ مَالٌ، فَمَالُ الْعَبْدِ لَهُ، إِلَّا أَنْ يَشْتَرِطَ السَّيِّدُ مَالَهُ، فَيَكُونَ لَهُ» وَقَالَ ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ: إِلَّا أَنْ يَسْتَثْنِيَهُ السَّيِّدُ
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Usually, the things in use of a slave belong to the master, since they were given to him for use in fulfillment of his services. When the slave is freed, all things in his use go back to his master. There may be a case that a master allows his slave to work and earn money, on the condition to pay him a part of this earned money, and allows him to use the rest of it for his own needs. In this case, the saved money will belong to the slave, and if he is freed he will keep the saved money. Manumission can also be conditional, the master can ask the slave to give him all his belongings and money before his manumission takes place.