Selling umm walad slave women

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Any man whose slave woman bears him a child, she is free after his death.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) consulted me about the sale of an umm walad. My opinion and his was that when an umm walad gives birth to a child, she will be freed after her master's death. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) ruled accordingly during his lifetime, and after him Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) also ruled accordingly. Then, when I became Commander of the Faithful after them, I considered it better to make her a slave woman.

Al-Sha'bi said: Ibn Sirin narrated to me, saying: I said to Abidah: What is your view? He said: The opinion of Sayyiduna Umar and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) within the united community is dearer to me than the statement of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) when he reached the time of division.

It is narrated from Nafi' that two men from the people of Iraq asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) at al-Abwa'. They said: We left Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) in Makkah selling umm walad women. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: But do you know Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)? He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Any man whose slave woman becomes pregnant by him and bears a child, she is a source of benefit for him during his lifetime, and after his death that slave woman is free. And any man who has intercourse with a slave woman and then neglects her, the child is his and the consequence of that neglect is upon him.

It is narrated from Zayd bin Wahb that a man in the neighbourhood died, and he had an umm walad. Sayyiduna al-Walid bin Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sell her. We came to Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked him. He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If you must do so, then place this slave woman in her son's share.

It is narrated from Zayd bin Wahb that Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) sold our umm walad women. Then they were returned to us, to the point that they were returned pregnant from Tustar.

An umm walad came to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Indeed, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) freed the umm walad women.

It is narrated from Maymun bin Mihran that word spread in the army of Umar bin Abd al-Aziz that Umar bin Abd al-Aziz considered the sale of an umm walad permissible. Then a man came to him and asked about this. It then became clear that Umar bin Abd al-Aziz held to the freeing of an umm walad more firmly than the man who was asking, and that in the view of Umar bin Abd al-Aziz this was also the opinion of Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him).

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) was asked: Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) sells umm walad women. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Indeed, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) ruled that she may not be sold, may not be given as a gift, and is not subject to inheritance. Her master benefits from her during his lifetime, and after his death she is free.

The sale of umm walad women was mentioned to Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him). He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: But Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), who was both strong and trustworthy, used to free them.

Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) ruled concerning an umm walad that when she bears a child by her master, she is free.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) placed an umm walad, in the inheritance, in her son's share.