سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب العتقThe Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)
بَابُ : مَنْ أَعْتَقَ عَبْدًا وَلَهُ مَالٌChapter: One Who Frees A Slave Who Has Some Wealth
Hadith 2529
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ ، أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ جَمِيعًا ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ، عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ الْأَشَجِّ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ أَعْتَقَ عَبْدًا وَلَهُ مَالٌ ، فَمَالُ الْعَبْدِ لَهُ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشْتَرِطَ السَّيِّدُ مَالَهُ فَيَكُونَ لَهُ " ، وَقَالَ ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ : إِلَّا أَنْ يَسْتَثْنِيَهُ السَّيِّدُ .
´It was narrated from Ibn`Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “Whoever frees a slave who has some wealth, the slave's wealth belongs to him, unless the master stipulates that it will belong to him.”
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊
Generally, the wealth that is in the possession of a slave is actually the property of the master, which the master gives him in connection with the fulfillment of his duties.
In this case, when the slave is freed, the wealth that was in his possession will be taken by the owner.
➋
Sometimes it may happen that the master gives the slave permission to work and earn wages, stipulating that the slave should give a certain amount to the master from what he earns, and the rest he may use as he wishes. In this case, the savings accumulated by the slave become his own property.
And if the slave is freed, he will keep this amount with himself and will not return it to the master.
➌
If, at the time of death, the master says, “I free you on the condition that you give me the wealth that is in your possession,” then it will have to be paid.
➊
Generally, the wealth that is in the possession of a slave is actually the property of the master, which the master gives him in connection with the fulfillment of his duties.
In this case, when the slave is freed, the wealth that was in his possession will be taken by the owner.
➋
Sometimes it may happen that the master gives the slave permission to work and earn wages, stipulating that the slave should give a certain amount to the master from what he earns, and the rest he may use as he wishes. In this case, the savings accumulated by the slave become his own property.
And if the slave is freed, he will keep this amount with himself and will not return it to the master.
➌
If, at the time of death, the master says, “I free you on the condition that you give me the wealth that is in your possession,” then it will have to be paid.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2529
