الادب المفرد
Al-Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of Good Treatment of Servants
بَابُ مَنْ لَطَمَ عَبْدَهُ فَلْيُعْتِقْهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ إِيجَابٍChapter: Whoever Slaps His Slave Should Free Him Without Obligation
Hadith 178
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي سَلَمَةُ بْنُ كُهَيْلٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ مُقَرِّنٍ قَالَ: لَطَمْتُ مَوْلًى لَنَا فَفَرَّ، فَدَعَانِي أَبِي فَقَالَ لَهُ: اقْتَصَّ، كُنَّا وَلَدَ مُقَرِّنٍ سَبْعَةً، لَنَا خَادِمٌ، فَلَطَمَهَا أَحَدُنَا، فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: ”مُرْهُمْ فَلْيُعْتِقُوهَا“، فَقِيلَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: لَيْسَ لَهُمْ خَادِمٌ غَيْرَهَا، قَالَ: ”فَلْيَسْتَخْدِمُوهَا فَإِذَا اسْتَغْنَوْا خَلُّوا سَبِيلَهَا.“
It is narrated from Muawiyah bin Suwaid bin Muqrin (may Allah have mercy on him) that I slapped one of my slaves, so he ran away. My father called me and said, "Retribution will be taken from you." We were seven sons of Muqrin and had only one maidservant. One of our brothers slapped her, and this was mentioned before the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Order them to set her free." It was submitted to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that they have no other servant besides her. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Let her serve them, and when they no longer need her, set her free."
