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صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب البيوع
The Book of Sales (Bargains)
بَابُ بَيْعِ الْمُدَبَّرِ:
Chapter. The sale of Mudabbar (i.e., a slave who is promised by his master to be manumitted after the latter’s death).
Sahih Bukhari 2231 — The sale of Mudabbar (i.e., a slave who is)
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو ، سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، يَقُولُ : بَاعَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ .
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle sold a Mudabbar.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
It is explicitly mentioned in the hadiths that the slave’s name was Ya‘qub, his master’s name was Abu Madhkur al-Ansari, and the one who purchased him was Nu‘aym ibn ‘Abdullah, who bought him for eight hundred dirhams. Since his owner was in debt and had no property other than this slave, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) sold him.
(2)
From this, the seriousness of debt becomes evident, as for its sake even a mudabbar slave can be auctioned, even though this slave was to be set free after his master’s death.
(1)
It is explicitly mentioned in the hadiths that the slave’s name was Ya‘qub, his master’s name was Abu Madhkur al-Ansari, and the one who purchased him was Nu‘aym ibn ‘Abdullah, who bought him for eight hundred dirhams. Since his owner was in debt and had no property other than this slave, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) sold him.
(2)
From this, the seriousness of debt becomes evident, as for its sake even a mudabbar slave can be auctioned, even though this slave was to be set free after his master’s death.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 2231
