20/1. Chapter:
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 959 — The Book of Manumission (of Slaves)
Allowing a slave to work and earn the amount that will manumit him.
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan : 959
Al-Lu'lu Wal-MarjanHadith Number 959
حديث أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنها، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ، قَالَ: مَنْ أَعْتَقَ شَقِيصًا مِنْ مَمْلُوكِهِ فَعَلَيْهِ خَلَاصُهُ فِي مَالِهِ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ قُوِّمَ الْمَمْلُوكُ قِيمَةَ عَدْلٍ، ثُمَّ اسْتُسْعِيَ غَيْرَ مَشْقُوقٍ عَلَيْهِ.
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "Whoever manumits his share of a jointly possessed slave, it is imperative for him to get that slave manumitted completely by paying the remaining price, and if he does not have sufficient money to manumit him, then the price of the slave should be estimated justly, and he is to be allowed to work and earn the amount that will manumit him (without overburdening him)." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 672, Vol. 3)
