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Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The slave has his food and clothing. Do not burden a slave with work which he is incapable of doing."

الأدب المفرد:١٩٢ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ عَجْلاَنَ عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنْ عَجْلاَنَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لِلْمَمْلُوكِ طَعَامُهُ وَكِسْوَتُهُ وَلاَ يُكَلَّفُ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا لاَ يُطِيقُ

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muslim:1662 – Abū al-Ṭāhir Aḥmad b. ʿAmr b. Sarḥ > Ibn Wahb > ʿAmr b. al-Ḥārith > Bukayr b. al-Ashaj > al-ʿAjlān a freed slave of Fāṭimah > Abū Hurayrah

It is essential to feed the slave, clothe him (properly) and not burden him with work which is beyond his power.

مسلم:١٦٦٢ – وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَرْحٍ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ أَنَّ بُكَيْرَ بْنَ الأَشَجِّ حَدَّثَهُ عَنِ الْعَجْلاَنِ مَوْلَى فَاطِمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِلْمَمْلُوكِ طَعَامُهُ وَكِسْوَتُهُ وَلاَ يُكَلَّفُ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ إِلاَّ مَا يُطِيقُ