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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب العتقBook of Emancipation
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي الْإِحْسَانِ إِلَى الْمَوَالِي وَالْوَصِيَّةِ بِهِمْ وَالنَّهْي عَنْ ضَرْبِهِمْChapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding Kindness to Slaves, the Prophet's Advice Concerning Them, and the Prohibition of Beating Them
Hadith 5233
اُردوEn
عَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَا يَقُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ عَبْدِي وَأَمَتِي كُلُّكُمْ عَبِيدُ اللَّهِ وَكُلُّ نِسَائِكُمْ إِمَاءُ اللَّهِ وَلَكِنْ لِيَقُلْ غُلَامِي وَجَارِيَتِي وَفَتَايَ وَفَتَاتِي
(Second chain) The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No master should say: "My slave (male) and my slave (female)," because you are all servants of Allah Almighty and all your women are bondwomen of Allah Almighty. The master should say: "My servant, my maid, my young man, my young woman."
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Allah Ta'ala is our Lord and we are His servants. In these ahadith, the Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) intended to clarify that these words should remain exclusively for Allah Ta'ala. Therefore, he commanded that no slave should call his master "rabbi" (my lord), and no master should call his male or female slave "abdi" (my servant) or "amati" (my maidservant).
