27/12. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1502b — Guaranteeing Full Freedom
One who frees his share in a slave
Hadith About Guaranteeing Freedom for a Jointly Owned Slave
Sahih Muslim : 1502b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1502b
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ نَهِيكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي، هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ فِي الْمَمْلُوكِ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ فَيُعْتِقُ أَحَدُهُمَا قَالَ " يَضْمَنُ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: In case the slave is owned by two persons, and one of them emancipates him, he will guarantee (his full freedom).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1502bIn-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 78USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 15, Hadith 4108
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1502b
This Hadith is short, but its message is strong. When a slave belongs to two people and one of them frees him, that person guarantees the slave's full freedom. In plain words, the act of freeing one part creates a duty connected to the rest. Searches like hadith about freeing slaves, Abu Huraira emancipation hadith, and jointly owned slave hadith point to this same topic. The narration does not give the extra details found in some other reports, such as valuation or wealth. It states the main duty in a brief form: the person who begins freeing the jointly owned slave carries responsibility for the full result.
What we learn from this hadith
- Freeing one share in a jointly owned slave creates responsibility for full freedom.
- The Hadith gives a brief rule for a shared ownership case.
- The act of emancipation is not treated as a small private step only.
- Responsibility follows the person who starts the freedom process.
