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Sunan an-Nasai 4811 — Mukatab Freedom, Hadd, and Inheritance
The Diyah for a Mukatab
Hadith About Mukatab Status by Payment
Sunan an-Nasai : 4811
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4811
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى بْنِ النَّقَّاشِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ هَارُونَ - قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ خِلاَسٍ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، وَعَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " الْمُكَاتَبُ يَعْتِقُ بِقَدْرِ مَا أَدَّى وَيُقَامُ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدُّ بِقَدْرِ مَا عَتَقَ مِنْهُ وَيَرِثُ بِقَدْرِ مَا عَتَقَ مِنْهُ " .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Prophet said: "The Mukatab is free to the extent that the has paid off (toward buying his freedom); he Hadd punishment should be carried out on him proportionate to the amount he has paid off (toward buying his freedom); and he inherits proportionate to the amount he has paid off (toward buying his freedom)."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4811In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 106English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4815
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4811
This hadith speaks about a mukatab in three linked matters: freedom, hadd punishment, and inheritance. The Prophet said that the mukatab is free according to the amount he has paid off, the hadd is carried out according to the amount freed, and he inherits according to the amount freed. The wording is built around one repeated idea: proportion. The hadith about mukatab status does not discuss the full contract process or outside legal debates. It focuses on the effect of payment. Each paid amount changes the measure of status in the areas named in the narration. This makes the report important for searches about mukatab freedom and inheritance.
What we learn from this hadith
- A mukatab's freedom is measured by what he has paid.
- The hadd ruling is also linked to the freed portion.
- Inheritance is mentioned as proportionate to the freed portion.
- The repeated wording shows the importance of measured status.
