Darussalam · Volume 5
39. The Book Of Al-Bay'ah (Oath Of Allegiance)[1]Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 4184 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 150
Source no. 3900 · Volume 3 · Page 876
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(صحيح) - الترمذي ١٢٦٢: م.
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4189. It was narrated that Jâbir said: “A slave came and pledged to the Prophet ﷺ to emigrate, and the Prophet ﷺ did not realize that he was a slave. Then his master came looking for him. The Prophet ﷺ said: ‘Sell him to me,’ and he bought him for two black slaves. Then he did not accept the pledge from anyone until he asked: ‘Is he a slave?’” (Ṣaḥīḥ)
4184 - أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: جَاءَ عَبْدٌ فَبَايَعَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الْهِجْرَةِ، وَلَا يَشْعُرُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ عَبْدٌ، فَجَاءَ سَيِّدُهُ يُرِيدُهُ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «بِعْنِيهِ» فَاشْتَرَاهُ بِعَبْدَيْنِ أَسْوَدَيْنِ، ثُمَّ لَمْ يُبَايِعْ أَحَدًا حَتَّى يَسْأَلَهُ: «أَعَبْدٌ هُوَ»
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A slave is not free to do whatever he pleases. He is subservient to his master's command. A slave's Islam is, however, valid, but his taking the pledge of allegiance for emigration, or Jihâd, etc. is not valid.