Hadith on Manumission (Of Slaves)

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, Whoever frees a Muslim slave, Allah will save all the parts of his body from the (Hell) Fire as he has freed the body-parts of the slave. Sa`id bin Marjana said that he narrated that Hadith to `Ali bin..

Narrated Abu Dhar: I asked the Prophet, What is the best deed? He replied, To believe in Allah and to fight for His Cause. I then asked, What is the best kind of manumission (of slaves)? He replied, The manumission of the most..

Narrated Asma' bint Abu Bakr: The Prophet ordered us to free slaves at the time of solar eclipses. ..

Narrated Asma' bint Abu Bakr: We were ordered to free slaves at the time of lunar eclipses. ..

Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, Whoever manumits a slave owned by two masters, should manumit him completely (not partially) if he is rich after having its price evaluated. ..

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, Whoever frees his share of a common slave and he has sufficient money to free him completely, should let its price be estimated by a just man and give his partners the price of their shares and..

Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, Whoever manumits his share of a slave, then it is essential for him to get that slave manumitted' completely as long as he has the money to do so. If he has not sufficient money to pay the price of the..

Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, He who manumits his share of a slave and has money sufficient to free the remaining portion of that slave's price (justly estimated) then he should manumit him (by giving the rest of his price to the other..

Narrated Ibn `Umar: That he used to give his verdict regarding the male or female slaves owned by more than one master, one of whom may manumit his share of the slave. Ibn `Umar used to say in such a case, The manumitted should manumit the slave..

Narrated Abu Huraira: That the Prophet said, Whoever frees his portion of a (common) slave. ..

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, Whoever frees his portion of a common slave should free the slave completely by paying the rest of his price from his money if he has enough money; otherwise the price of the slave is to be estimated and..

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, Allah has accepted my invocation to forgive what whispers in the hearts of my followers, unless they put it to action or utter it. (See Hadith No. 657 Vol. 8) ..

Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab: The Prophet said, The (reward of) deeds depend on intentions, and every person will get the reward according to what he intends. So, whoever migrated for Allah and His Apostle, then his migration will be for Allah..

Narrated Qais: When Abu Huraira accompanied by his slave set out intending to embrace Islam they lost each other on the way. The slave then came while Abu Huraira was sitting with the Prophet. The Prophet said, O Abu Huraira! Your slave has come..

Narrated Abu Huraira: On my way to the Prophet I was reciting:-- 'What a long tedious tiresome night! Nevertheless, it has saved us From the land of Kufr (disbelief).' I had a slave who ran away from me on the way. When I went to the Prophet and..

Narrated Qais: When Abu Huraira accompanied by his slave came intending to embrace Islam, they lost each other on the way. (When the slave showed up) Abu Huraira said (to the Prophet), I make you witness that the slave is free for Allah's Cause. ..

Narrated `Aisha: `Utba bin Abi Waqqas authorized his brother Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas to take the son of the slave-girl of Zam`a into his custody, telling him that the boy was his own (illegal) son. When Allah's Apostle went (to Mecca) at the time of..

Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: A man amongst us declared that his slave would be freed after his death. The Prophet called for that slave and sold him. The slave died the same year. ..

Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle forbade the selling or donating the Wala' of a freed slave. ..

Narrated `Aisha: I bought Buraira but her masters put the condition that her Wala' would be for them. I told the Prophet about it. He said (to me), Manumit her as her Wala' will be for the one who pays the price. So, I manumitted her. The..