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1115. Anas bin Mālik narrated: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ emancipated Ṣafīyyah and he made her emancipation her dowry." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
(He said:) There is something on this topic from Ṣafīyyah.
(Abū 'Eisā said:) The Hadīth of Anas is a Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ Hadīth. This is acted upon according to some of the people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and others. It is the view of Ash-Shafī'i, Aḥmad, and Ishāq.
Some of the people of knowledge disliked considering her emancipation to be her dowry, to the extent that he should give her a dowry besides freeing her. The first view is more correct.
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Commentary
Manumission of a slave is an act of great reward and honor. Freedom also brings monetary benefits to a slave or slave woman. So freedom being a monetary benefit can serve as a dowry, and this is the sense of the narration.
