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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الإيمان و الإسلامBook of Faith and Islam
بابٌ فِي خِصَالِ الإِيمَانِ وَآيَاتِهِChapter on the characteristics of faith and its signs
Hadith 100
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الشَّرِيدِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ الثَّقَفِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ أُمَّهُ أَوْصَتْ أَنْ يُعْتِقَ عَنْهَا رَقَبَةً مُؤْمِنَةً فَسَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ: عِنْدِي جَارِيَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ نُوبِيَّةٌ فَأُعْتِقُهَا؟ فَقَالَ: ((ائْتِ بِهَا)) فَدَعَوْتُهَا فَجَاءَتْ فَقَالَ لَهَا: ((مَنْ رَبُّكِ؟)) قَالَتْ: اللَّهُ، قَالَ: ((مَنْ أَنَا؟)) فَقَالَتْ: رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، فَقَالَ: ((أَعْتِقْهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Shurayd bin Suwayd Thaqafi (may Allah be pleased with him) that his mother had made a will that he should free a Muslim slave on her behalf. So he asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he had a black Sudanese slave woman; could he free her? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Bring her to me." So I called her and she came. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: "Who is your Lord?" She said: "Allah, the Exalted." He (peace and blessings be upon him) then said: "Who am I?" She said: "You are the Messenger of Allah." Upon hearing this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Set her free, for she is a believer."
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Freeing a Muslim slave is a deed of great reward; it is a good thing that the mother had made a bequest to free a Muslim slave.
