68. Emancipation
٦٨۔ كِتَابُ الْعِتْقِ
The Prophet ﷺ 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." Saʿid bin Marjana said that he narrated that Hadith to ʿAli bin Al-Husain and he freed his slave for whom ʿAbdullah bin Jaʿfar had offered him ten thousand Dirhams or one-thousand Dinars. (Using translation from Bukhārī 2517)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَيُّمَا امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ أَعْتَقَ امْرَأً مُسْلِمًا اسْتَنْقَذَهُ اللهُ بِكُلِّ عُضْوٍ مِنْهُ عُضْوًا مِنَ النَّارِ قَالَ سَعِيدُ ابْنُ مَرْجَانَةَ سَمِعْتُ الْحَدِيثَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ بِهِ إِلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ فَعَمِدَ إِلَى عَبْدٍ قَدْ أَعْطَاهُ بِهِ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَشَرَةَ آلَافِ دِرْهَمٍ أَوْ أَلْفَ دِينَارٍ فَأَعْتَقَهُ
I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: He who emancipates a believing slave. Allah will set free from Fire his every limb for every limb of his (slave's), even his private parts for his. (Using translation from Muslim 1509c)
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ أَعْتَقَ رَقَبَةً مُؤْمِنَةً أَعْتَقَ اللهُ بِكُلِّ عُضْوٍ مِنْهُ عُضْوًا مِنْهُ مِنَ النَّارِ حَتَّى يُعْتِقَ فَرْجَهُ بِفَرْجِهِ
[Machine] "On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who said: Whoever frees a slave, Allah will free every limb of theirs from the Hellfire, corresponding to every limb of the slave's body."
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ أَعْتَقَ رَقَبَةً أَعْتَقَ اللهُ بِكُلِّ عُضْوٍ مِنْهَا عُضْوًا مِنْ أَعْضَائِهِ مِنَ النَّارِ حَتَّى فَرْجَهُ بِفَرْجِهِ
[Machine] Narrated to us a Hadith that you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ : "Your father for Allah and be cautious." He said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Whoever emancipates a Muslim slave, then his reward for freeing him will be a bone for every bone in the slave's body, and whoever emancipates two Muslim women, then their reward for freeing them will be two bones for every bone in their bodies, and whoever a Muslim woman emancipates another Muslim woman, then her reward for freeing her will be a bone for every bone in her body.'"
حَدِّثْنَا حَدِيثًا سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لِلَّهِ أَبُوكَ وَاحْذَرْ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ أَعْتَقَ رَجُلًا مُسْلِمًا كَانَ فِكَاكَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ يُجْزَى بِكُلِّ عَظْمٍ مِنْ عِظَامِهِ عَظْمًا مِنْ عِظَامِهِ وَأَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ أَعْتَقَ امْرَأَتَيْنِ مُسْلِمَتَيْنِ كَانَتَا فِكَاكَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ يُجْزَى بِكُلِّ عَظْمَيْنِ مِنْ عِظَامِهِمَا عَظْمًا مِنْ عِظَامِهِ وَأَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ مَسْلَمَةٍ أَعْتَقَتِ امْرَأَةً مَسْلَمَةً كَانَتْ فِكَاكَهَا مِنَ النَّارِ تُجْزَى بِكُلِّ عَظْمٍ مِنْ عِظَامِهَا عَظْمًا مِنْ عِظَامِهَا
[Machine] Shurahbil bin al-Simt was the governor of Hims appointed by 'Amr bin 'Abasa al-Sulami, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. "O Abu Najih, narrate to us a hadith that you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, which contains no addition or omission." Abu Najih said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Whoever frees a believing slave, Allah will free for each of his organs a part from the Fire. And whoever shoots an arrow in the cause of Allah, and it reaches its target, it will be for him a reward equivalent to that of freeing a slave. And whoever goes out in the cause of Allah and returns with white hairs [due to old age or ailing], it will be a light for him on the Day of Resurrection."
شُرَحْبِيلُ بْنُ السِّمْطِ وَهُوَ أَمِيرٌ عَلَى حِمْصَ لِعَمْرِو بْنِ عَبَسَةَ السُّلَمِيِّ صَاحِبِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَا أَبَا نَجِيحٍ حَدِّثْنَا بِحَدِيثٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَيْسَ فِيهِ تَزَيُّدٌ وَلَا نِسْيَانٌ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ أَعْتَقَ رَقَبَةً مُؤْمِنَةً أَعْتَقَ اللهُ بِكُلَّ عُضْوٍ مِنْهَا عُضْوًا مِنْهُ مِنَ النَّارِ وَمَنْ رَمَى بِسَهْمٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَبَلَغَ الْعَدُوَّ وَأَصَابَ كَانَ لَهُ كَعِدْلِ رَقَبَةٍ وَمَنْ شَابَ شَيْبَةً فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ كَانَتْ لَهُ نُورًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
[Machine] We surrounded the palace of Ta'if with the Prophet ﷺ , and I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: "Whoever throws an arrow in the cause of Allah, it will be a freeing of a slave for him." On that day, I reached sixteen arrows, and I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: "Whoever throws an arrow in the cause of Allah, it will be a rank for him in Paradise. And whoever becomes gray-haired in Islam, it will be a light for him on the Day of Resurrection. And whatever Muslim man frees a Muslim slave, then Allah will make every bone of his from the bones of hellfire a bone from the bones of his freed slave. And whatever Muslim woman frees a Muslim woman, then Allah will make every bone of hers from the bones of hellfire a bone from the bones of her freed slave."
حَاصَرْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَصْرَ الطَّائِفِ فَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ بَلَغَ بِسَهْمٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَهُوَ لَهُ عَدْلُ مُحَرَّرٍ فَبَلَغْتُ يَوْمَئِذٍ سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ سَهْمًا فَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ رَمَى بِسَهْمٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَهُوَ لَهُ دَرَجَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَمَنْ شَابَ شَيْبَةً فِي الْإِسْلَامِ كَانَتْ لَهُ نُورًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَأَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ أَعْتَقَ رَجُلًا مُسْلِمًا فَإِنَّ اللهَ جَاعِلٌ وِقَاءَ كُلِّ عَظْمٍ مِنْ عِظَامِهِ عَظْمًا مِنْ عِظَامِ مُحَرَّرِهِ مِنَ النَّارِ وَأَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ مَسْلَمَةٍ أَعْتَقَتِ امْرَأَةً مَسْلَمَةً فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ جَاعِلٌ وِقَاءَ كُلِّ عَظْمٍ مِنْ عِظَامِهَا عَظْمًا مِنْ عِظَامِ مُحَرَّرِهَا مِنَ النَّارِ
[Machine] He heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Whoever frees a slave, it will be his release from the Fire, limb by limb."
أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ أَعْتَقَ رَقَبَةً أَوْ عَبْدًا كَانَتْ فِكَاكَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ عُضْوًا بِعُضْوٍ
[Machine] An Arab man came to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and said, "O Messenger of Allah, inform me of a deed that will admit me into Paradise." The Prophet responded, "If you shorten your speech, you have already fulfilled the requirement. Free a slave, and help in the payment of the slave's price. Are these two equal actions?" The man asked. The Prophet replied, "Freeing a slave is better for you to excel in, and helping in the payment of a slave's price is better for you to assist in. The granting of a loan and the waiving of a debt is upon the oppressor. And feed the hungry and visit the sick." The man asked, "What if I am not able to do that?" The Prophet said, "Then enjoin good and forbid evil." The man asked, "What if I cannot do that?" The Prophet said, "Refrain from speaking except for goodness related to the Hadith of Abu Dawud."
جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَخْبِرْنِي بِعَمَلٍ يُدْخِلُنِي الْجَنَّةَ قَالَ لَئِنْ أَقْصَرْتَ فِي الْخُطْبَةِ لَقَدْ أَعْرَضْتَ الْمَسْأَلَةَ أَعْتِقِ النَّسَمَةَ وَفُكَّ الرَّقَبَةَ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَهُمَا سَوَاءٌ؟ قَالَ لَا عِتْقُ النَّسَمَةِ أَنْ تَنْفَرِدَ بِهَا وَفَكُّ الرَّقَبَةِ أَنْ تُعِينَ فِي ثَمَنِهَا وَالْمِنْحَةُ الْوَكُوفُ وَالْفَيْءُ عَلَى ذِي الرَّحِمِ الظَّالِمِ قَالَ فَمَنْ يُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ فَأَطْعِمِ الْجَائِعَ وَاسْقِ الظَّمْآنَ قَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ أَسْتَطِعْ؟ قَالَ مُرْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَانْهَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ قَالَ فَمَنْ لَمْ يُطِقْ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ فَكُفَّ لِسَانَكَ إِلَّا مِنْ خَيْرٍ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ