I said: Messenger of Allah, I have a slave girl whom I slapped. This grieved the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I said to him: Should I not emancipate her? He said: Bring her to me. He said: Then I brought her. He asked: Where is Allah ? She replied: In the heaven. He said: Who am I ? She replied: You are the Messenger of Allah. He said: Emancipate her, she is a believer.  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ جَارِيَةٌ لِي صَكَكْتُهَا صَكَّةً فَعَظَّمَ ذَلِكَ عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ أَفَلاَ أُعْتِقُهَا قَالَ ائْتِنِي بِهَا قَالَ فَجِئْتُ بِهَا قَالَ أَيْنَ اللَّهُ قَالَتْ فِي السَّمَاءِ قَالَ مَنْ أَنَا قَالَتْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَعْتِقْهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ  

Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab from Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Utba ibn Masud that one of the Ansar came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with a black slave- girl of his. He said, "Messenger of Allah, I must set a slave free who is a mumina. If you think that she is mumina, I will free her." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ questioned her, "Do you testify that there is no god but Allah?" She said, "Yes." "Do you testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah?" She said, "Yes." "Are you certain about the rising after death?" She said, "Yes." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Free her."  

أَنَّ رَجُلاً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ جَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِجَارِيَةٍ لَهُ سَوْدَاءَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ عَلَىَّ رَقَبَةً مُؤْمِنَةً فَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَرَاهَا مُؤْمِنَةً أُعْتِقُهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَتَشْهَدِينَ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَتَشْهَدِينَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَتُوقِنِينَ بِالْبَعْثِ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَعْتِقْهَا  

[Machine] I had a female servant who used to take care of my sheep in the area of Uhud and Al-Juwwaniyah. One day, I went to visit my sheep and found that a wolf had taken one of them. I felt sorry for the loss, just like any normal human would, so I hit the servant with a strong blow. It deeply affected me, so I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Shouldn't I set her free?" He responded, "Bring her to me." So I brought her to him and he asked, "Where is Allah?" She replied, "In the heavens." He asked, "Who am I?" She said, "You are the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." He said, "Set her free, for she is a believer."  

كَانَتْ لِي غُنَيْمَةٌ تَرْعَاهَا جَارِيَةٌ لِي فِي قِبَلِ أُحُدٍ وَالْجَوَّانِيَّةِ فَاطَّلَعْتُ عَلَيْهَا ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ الذِّئْبُ مِنْهَا بِشَاةٍ وَأَنَا مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ آسَفُ كَمَا يَأْسَفُونَ فَصَكَكْتُهَا صَكَّةً فَعَظُمَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيَّ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ أَفَلَا أَعْتِقُهَا؟ قَالَ «ائْتِنِي بِهَا» فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا فَقَالَ «أَيْنَ اللَّهُ؟ » قَالَتْ فِي السَّمَاءِ قَالَ «مَنْ أَنَا؟ » قَالَتْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «أَعْتِقْهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ»  

[Machine] I set out to a flock that belonged to me in the vicinity of Uhud and Al-Jawwaniyah. I found a wolf had attacked one of the sheep. As a human being from the children of Adam, I felt remorse just as they would. So, I struck the wolf with a blow and then went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him. He praised me for it and I said, "O Messenger of Allah, should I not free her?" He said, "Yes, bring her to me." So, I brought her to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he asked, "Where is Allah?" She replied, "In the heavens." He asked, "Who am I?" She said, "You are the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." He said, "Indeed, she is a believer, so set her free."  

انْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى غُنَيْمَةٍ تَرْعَاهَا جَارِيَةٌ لِي فِي قِبَلِ أُحُدٍ وَالْجَوَّانِيَّةِ فَوَجَدْتُ الذِّئْبَ قَدْ أَصَابَ مِنْهَا شَاةً وَأَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ آسَفُ كَمَا يَأْسَفُونَ فَصَكَكْتُهَا صَكَّةً ثُمَّ انْصَرَفْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَعَظَّمَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيَّ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَفَلَا أُعْتِقُهَا؟ قَالَ «بَلَى ائْتِنِي بِهَا» فَجِئْتُ بِهَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «أَيْنَ اللهُ؟» فَقَالَتِ اللهُ ﷻ فِي السَّمَاءِ قَالَ «فَمَنْ أَنَا؟» قَالَتْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «فَإِنَّهَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ فَأَعْتِقْهَا»  

[Machine] I said to the Prophet ﷺ , "I have a young servant who used to tend to my livestock in the area of Uhud. When I looked after the livestock, I saw a wolf had taken one of the sheep. I felt great remorse, similar to how the children of Adam feel remorse. So, I hit her with a blow. This greatly upset the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so I asked, 'Should I set her free?' He said, 'Bring her to me.' So, I brought her to him. He asked her, 'Where is Allah?' She replied, 'In the sky.' He asked, 'Who am I?' She replied, 'The Messenger of Allah.' He said, 'Set her free, for indeed she is a believer.'"  

قُلْتُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ جَارِيَةٌ لِي كَانَتْ تَرْعَى غُنَيْمَاتٍ فِي قِبَلِ أُحُدٍ إِذْ اطَلَعْتُ عَلَيْهَا اطِّلَاعَةً فَإِذَا الذِّئْبُ قَدْ ذَهَبَ بِشَاةٍ مِنْهَا فَأَنَا مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ آسَفُ كَمَا يَأْسَفُونَ لَكِنِّي صَكَكْتُهَا صَكَّةً فَعَظَّمَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ أَفَلَا أُعْتِقُهَا؟ قَالَ «ائْتِنِي بِهَا» فَجِئْتُ بِهَا فَقَالَ «أَيْنَ اللهُ؟» قَالَتْ فِي السَّمَاءِ قَالَ «مَنْ أَنَا؟» قَالَتْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «أَعْتِقْهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ»  

[Machine] The messenger of Allah ﷺ was visited by a woman accompanied by a servant who was black. The woman said, "O messenger of Allah, I have a believing slave whom I am responsible for. Can I free her?" The messenger of Allah ﷺ asked her, "Where is Allah?" She replied, "In the heavens." He asked her, "Who am I?" She answered, "You are his messenger." He then asked her, "Do you bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that I am the messenger of Allah?" She said, "Yes." He asked her, "Do you believe in what has come from Allah?" She replied, "Yes." He said, "Free her, as she is a believer."  

أَتَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ امْرَأَةٌ وَمَعَهَا جَارِيَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ فَقَالَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ عَلَيَّ رَقَبَةً مُؤْمِنَةً أَفَتُجِزِئُ عَنِّي هَذِهِ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَيْنَ اللهُ؟» قَالَتْ فِي السَّمَاءِ قَالَ «فَمَنْ أَنَا؟» قَالَتْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُهُ قَالَ «أَتَشْهَدِينَ أَنَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ» قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَتُؤْمِنِينَ بِمَا جَاءَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ؟ قَالَتْ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ «أَعْتِقِيهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ»  

[Machine] A girl came to graze my sheep, and the wolf ate one of the sheep. So, I hit the girl's face, but then I felt remorseful. I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, if I had known that she was a believer, I would have freed her." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked the girl, "Who am I?" She replied, "You are the Messenger of Allah." He then asked, "Who is Allah?" She responded, "He is the one in the heavens." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Free her, for she is a believer."  

جَاءَتْ جَارِيَةٌ تَرْعَى غَنَمًا لِي فَأَكَلَ الذِّئْبُ شَاةً فَضَرَبْتُ وَجْهَ الْجَارِيَةِ فَنَدِمْتُ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَوْ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّهَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ لَأَعْتَقْتُهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِلْجَارِيَةِ «مَنْ أَنَا؟» قَالَتْ رَسُولُ اللهِ قَالَ «فَمَنِ اللهُ؟» قَالَتْ الَّذِي فِي السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَعْتِقْهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ»  

[Machine] I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I had a maid who used to take care of my sheep for me. I came to her and found that one of the sheep was missing. I asked her about it and she said, 'A wolf ate it.' I felt sorry for her and as I am from Banu Adam, I slapped her on the face and hit her on the neck. Should I free her?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked her, "Where is Allah?" She replied, "In the sky." He asked her, "Who am I?" She said, "You are the Messenger of Allah." He said, "Free her."  

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ جَارِيَةً لِي كَانَتْ تَرْعَى غَنَمًا لِي فَجِئْتُهَا فَفَقَدْتُ شَاةً مِنَ الْغَنَمِ فَسَأَلْتُهَا عَنْهَا فَقَالَتْ أَكْلَهَا الذِّئْبُ فَأَسِفْتُ عَلَيْهَا وَكُنْتُ مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ فَلَطَمْتُ وَجْهَهَا وَعَلِيُّ رَقَبَةٌ أَفأُعْتِقُهَا؟ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَيْنَ اللهُ؟» قَالَتْ فِي السَّمَاءِ قَالَ «فَمَنْ أَنَا؟» قَالَتْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ قَالَ «أَعْتِقْهَا»  

[Machine] I came to the Messenger of Allah and said, "O Messenger of Allah, my maid used to take care of my sheep. I came to her and found that one sheep was missing. I asked her about it and she said that a wolf had eaten it. I felt sorry for it and I am a human being, so I slapped her on the face and she had a neck (mark). Should I free her?" The Messenger of Allah said to her, "Where is Allah?" She said, "In the sky." He said, "Who am I?" She said, "You are the Messenger of Allah." He said, "Then free her."  

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ جَارِيَةً لِي كَانَتْ تَرْعَى غَنَمًا لِي فَجِئْتُهَا وَفَقَدْتُ شَاةً مِنَ الْغَنَمِ فَسَأَلْتُهَا فَقَالَتْ أَكَلَهَا الذِّئْبُ فَأَسِفْتُ عَلَيْهَا وَكُنْتُ مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ فَلَطَمْتُ وَجْهَهَا وَعَلَيَّ رَقَبَةٌ أَفَأُعْتِقُهَا؟ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَيْنَ اللهُ؟» قَالَتْ فِي السَّمَاءِ قَالَ «فَمَنْ أَنَا؟» قَالَتْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ قَالَ «فَأَعْتِقْهَا»  

[Machine] I had a neighbor who would graze my sheep in the outskirts of Uhud and Al-Jawwaniyah. I once went to check on them and found that a wolf had taken one of them. I felt sad as any human would, but I struck the wolf a blow. I then went to the Prophet ﷺ and told him what had happened. He became angry with me, and I said, "Shouldn't I set her free, O Messenger of Allah?" The Prophet ﷺ asked her, "Who am I?" She replied, "You are the Messenger of Allah." He then asked her, "Where is Allah?" She answered, "He is in the heavens." Abu Abdur Rahman said, in this Hadith, the Prophet ﷺ said, "Set her free, for she is a believer, and I did not understand it as I intended."  

كَانَتْ لِي جَارِيَةٌ تَرْعَى غَنَمًا لِي فِي قُبُلِ أُحُدٍ وَالْجَوَّانِيَّةِ فَاطَّلَعْتُ عَلَيْهَا اطِّلَاعَةً فَإِذَا الذِّئْبُ قَدْ أَخَذَ مِنْهَا شَاةً وَأَنَا مِنْ بَنِي آدَمِ آسَفُ كَمَا يَأْسَفُونَ لَكِنِّي صَكَكْتُهَا صَكَّةً فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَعَظُمَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيَّ قُلْتُ «أَلَا أَعْتِقُهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟» قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَهَا «مَنْ أَنَا؟» قَالَتْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ قَالَ لَهَا «أَيْنَ اللهُ؟» قَالَتْ «فِي السَّمَاءِ» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَفِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ «أَعْتِقْهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ وَلَمْ أَفْهَمْهُ كَمَا أَرَدْتُ»  

[Machine] He said, "I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I had a slave girl who used to take care of my sheep. I went to her and one sheep from the flock was missing. I asked her about it and she said, 'The wolf ate it.' I felt sorry for her, so I slapped her face and I had a necklace on my neck. I asked her, 'Should I free you?' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to her, 'Where is Allah?' She said, 'In the sky.' He asked, 'Who am I?' She said, 'You are the Messenger of Allah.' He said, 'Free her.' Omar bin Al-Hakam said, 'O Messenger of Allah, in the era of ignorance, we used to do certain things. We used to go to fortune-tellers.' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Do not go to fortune-tellers.' Omar said, 'We used to practice divination.' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'That is something which a person may find in himself, but it does not harm you.' Ash-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said, 'The name of the man was Mu'awiyah bin Al-Hakam.' This was narrated by Az-Zuhri and Yahya bin Abi Kathir. The Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) said, 'That is how it is.'"  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ جَارِيَةً لِي كَانَتْ تَرْعَى غَنَمًا لِي فَجِئْتُهَا وَقَدْ فُقِدَتْ شَاةٌ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ فَسَأَلْتُهَا عَنْهَا فَقَالَتْ أَكَلَهَا الذِّئْبُ فَأَسِفْتُ عَلَيْهَا وَكُنْتُ مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ فَلَطَمْتُ وَجْهَهَا وَعَلَيَّ رَقَبَةٌ أَفَأُعْتِقُهَا؟ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَيْنَ اللهُ؟ فَقَالَتْ فِي السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَنَا؟ قَالَتْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ فَقَالَ فَأَعْتِقْهَا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَشْيَاءُ كُنَّا نَصْنَعُهَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ كُنَّا نَأْتِي الْكُهَّانَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَا تَأْتُوا الْكُهَّانَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ وَكُنَّا نَتَطَيَّرُ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ شَيْءٌ يَجِدُ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي نَفْسِهِ فَلَا يَضُرَّنَّكُمْ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ اسْمُ الرَّجُلِ مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ كَذَا رَوَى الزُّهْرِيُّ وَيَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ كَذَا  

[Machine] He said, "I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I had a maid who used to tend my sheep. One of the sheep went missing, so I asked her about it and she said, "A wolf ate it." I felt sorry and being from the children of Adam, I slapped her in the face and asked her, 'Should I set you free?' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to her, 'Where is Allah?' She replied, 'He is in the sky.' He asked her, 'Who am I?' She said, 'You are the Messenger of Allah.' He then said, 'Set her free.' This narration was reported by Malik bin Anas and narrated by Yahya bin Abi Kathir from Hilal bin Abi Ma'munah from 'Ata bin Yasar from Mu'awiya bin Al-Hakam As-Sulami."  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ جَارِيَةً لِي كَانَتْ تَرْعَى غَنَمًا لِي فَفَقَدَتْ شَاةً مِنَ الْغَنَمِ فَسَأَلْتُهَا عَنْهَا فَقَالَتْ أَكَلَهَا الذِّئْبُ فَأَسِفْتُ وَكُنْتُ مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ فَلَطَمْتُ وَجْهَهَا وَعَلَيَّ رَقَبَةٌ أَأُعْتِقُهَا؟ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَيْنَ اللهُ؟ فَقَالَتْ هُوَ فِي السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَنَا ؟ فَقَالَتْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ قَالَ أَعْتِقْهَا كَذَا قَالَهُ مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ وَرَوَاهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرِ عَنْ هِلَالِ بْنِ أَبِي مَيْمُونَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ السُّلَمِيِّ  

[Machine] Then I found a captured sheep that a young girl was tending near Uhud and Al-Jawwaniyyah. I saw that a wolf had attacked it. I felt sorry for it, as a human being from the children of Adam feels sorry. So, I killed the sheep by striking it once, then I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him about it. He disapproved of what I did, so I said, "O Messenger of Allah, should I not set it free?" He replied, "Yes, bring it to me." So, I brought it to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and he asked it, "Where is Allah?" It replied, "He is in the sky." He then asked, "Who am I?" It replied, "You are the Messenger of Allah." He said, "Indeed, it is a believer, so set it free."  

ثُمَّ أَطَلَعْتُ غُنَيْمَةً لِي تَرْعَاهَا جَارِيَةٌ لِي قِبَلَ أُحُدٍ وَالْجَوَّانِيَّةِ فَوَجَدْتُ الذِّئْبَ قَدْ أَصَابَ مِنْهَا شَاةً وَأَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ آسَفُ كَمَا يَأْسَفُونَ فَصَكَكْتُهَا صَكَّةً ثُمَّ انْصَرَفْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَعَظَّمَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيَّ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَفَلَا أُعْتِقُهَا؟ قَالَ بَلَى ائْتِنِي بِهَا قَالَ فَجِئْتُ بِهَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَهَا أَيْنَ اللهُ؟ قَالَتْ فِي السَّمَاءِ قَالَ فَمَنْ أَنَا ؟ قَالَتْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ قَالَ إِنَّهَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ فَأَعْتِقْهَا