Hadith 1231
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وعن أم سلمة رضي الله عنها قالت : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : « إذا كان لإحداكن مكاتب وكان عنده ما يؤدي ، فلتحتجب منه » رواه أحمد والأربعة وصححه الترمذي.
Umm Salamah (RAA) narrated that The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “When a slave of one of your women has made an agreement to pay for his freedom (i.e. he is a Mukatib) and can pay the full price, she must veil herself from him.” Related by Ahmad and the four Imams. At-Tirmidhi graded it as Sahih.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Takhrij:
«أخرجه أبوداود، العتق، باب في المكاتب، حديث:3928، والترمذي، البيوع، حديث:1261، وابن ماجه، العتق، حديث:2520، والنسائي في الكبرٰي: 3 /198، حديث:5030 وغيره، وأحمد:6 /289.»©Explanation:
According to the scholars, the mentioned hadith will be interpreted as referring to scrupulousness (wara‘) and recommendation (istihbab), because even if a mukatab (a slave who has a contract for emancipation) possesses enough wealth to pay off his contract, he will not be free until he actually pays it.
Merely having the amount for payment does not obligate the female owner to observe veiling (hijab) from him.
And Allah knows best.
For details, see: (al-Mawsu‘ah al-Hadithiyyah, Musnad al-Imam Ahmad: 44/73)
«أخرجه أبوداود، العتق، باب في المكاتب، حديث:3928، والترمذي، البيوع، حديث:1261، وابن ماجه، العتق، حديث:2520، والنسائي في الكبرٰي: 3 /198، حديث:5030 وغيره، وأحمد:6 /289.»©Explanation:
According to the scholars, the mentioned hadith will be interpreted as referring to scrupulousness (wara‘) and recommendation (istihbab), because even if a mukatab (a slave who has a contract for emancipation) possesses enough wealth to pay off his contract, he will not be free until he actually pays it.
Merely having the amount for payment does not obligate the female owner to observe veiling (hijab) from him.
And Allah knows best.
For details, see: (al-Mawsu‘ah al-Hadithiyyah, Musnad al-Imam Ahmad: 44/73)
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 1231
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
Note:
(In the chain of narration, "Nabhan" is considered weak in hadith, and furthermore, according to the narration of Umm al-Mu'minin Aisha radi Allahu anha, the practice of the Mothers of the Believers was contrary to this.
See:
Al-Irwa, no. 1769)
Note:
(In the chain of narration, "Nabhan" is considered weak in hadith, and furthermore, according to the narration of Umm al-Mu'minin Aisha radi Allahu anha, the practice of the Mothers of the Believers was contrary to this.
See:
Al-Irwa, no. 1769)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1261
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
A slave does not come under the ruling of freedom until the payment is fully completed; merely having the payment amount available does not make it obligatory for the mistress to observe veiling (purdah) from him until he actually makes the payment. As for the aforementioned hadith, it will be interpreted as being based on caution, prudence, and scrupulousness (wara‘), as some of the imams have explicitly stated.
For details, see: (al-Mawsu‘ah al-Hadithiyyah: 73/44)
A slave does not come under the ruling of freedom until the payment is fully completed; merely having the payment amount available does not make it obligatory for the mistress to observe veiling (purdah) from him until he actually makes the payment. As for the aforementioned hadith, it will be interpreted as being based on caution, prudence, and scrupulousness (wara‘), as some of the imams have explicitly stated.
For details, see: (al-Mawsu‘ah al-Hadithiyyah: 73/44)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2520
