Hadith 2551

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنْ بُرَيْدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " الْمَمْلُوكُ الَّذِي يُحْسِنُ عِبَادَةَ رَبِّهِ ، وَيُؤَدِّي إِلَى سَيِّدِهِ الَّذِي لَهُ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ وَالنَّصِيحَةِ وَالطَّاعَةِ لَهُ أَجْرَانِ " .
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "The Mamluk (slave) who worships his Lord in a perfect manner, and is dutiful, sincere and obedient to his Saiyid (master), will get a double reward."
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب العتق / 2551
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
This is because he has fulfilled two obligations.
First, he fulfilled the obligation of worshipping Allah.
Second, he obeyed his master, which was legally (shar'an) obligatory upon him. Therefore, he attained double the reward.
(Fath)
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 2551
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
In these hadiths, the word "abd" is used for the slave and the word "sayyid" is used for the master. The very purpose of citing these hadiths is to show that the prohibition mentioned in the hadith is not one of absolute prohibition (tahrimi), but rather of disapproval (tanzihi), meaning it is better to avoid using such words.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 2551