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1284. ‘Ali narrated: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ gave me two boys who were brothers, so I sold one of them, and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said to me: ‘O ‘Ali! What happened to your boy?’ So I informed him, and he said: ‘Return him, return him.’”
(Da’if)
[Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Gharīb. Some of the people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and others, disliked separating between the captives when selling them.
Some of the people of knowledge permitted separating the children that were born in the land of Islām, but the first view is more correct. It has been related that Ibrāhīm An-Nakha’ī separated a mother and her child in a sale, so he was asked about that. He said: “I sought her permission for that and she approved.”
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Commentary
It is correct that a mother and her child or two brothers should not be separated by selling one of them, or giving one of them as gift to someone since they are interdependent. Separation may cause severe problems for them. Some of the scholars say that they can be separated if there is need for it. When they reach the age of maturity they can be separated. (Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi v. 2. p. 259-260.)
