صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب القسامةThe Book of Oaths
باب إِطْعَامِ الْمَمْلُوكِ مِمَّا يَأْكُلُ وَإِلْبَاسِهِ مَمَّا يَلْبَسُ وَلاَ يُكَلِّفُهُ مَا يَغْلِبُهُ:Chapter: Feeding a slave what one eats and clothing him as one clothes oneself, and not burdening him with more than he bear
وحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَرْحٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ : أَنَّ بُكَيْرَ بْنَ الْأَشَجّ حَدَّثَهُ ، عَنْ الْعَجْلَانِ مَوْلَى فَاطِمَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ : " لِلْمَمْلُوكِ طَعَامُهُ وَكِسْوَتُهُ وَلَا يُكَلَّفُ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ إِلَّا مَا يُطِيقُ " .
Abu Hurairah (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: It is essential to feed the slave, clothe him (properly) and not burden him with work which is beyond his power.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
In this hadith, the mention of food and clothing is a metaphor for the provision of life's necessities.
So, if a slave, who is someone's property,
is entitled to receive all his necessities of life from his master,
then how can it be that a person who is neither anyone's property nor a slave,
but merely a hired worker or employee,
should not be entitled to obtain all his necessities of life?
Therefore, it is the duty of an Islamic government
to ensure that all types of employees and laborers are given and provided with such wages
through which their necessities of life, according to the demands of the era, can be fulfilled,
and for this, their expenses and needs should be taken into consideration.
Benefits and Issues:
In this hadith, the mention of food and clothing is a metaphor for the provision of life's necessities.
So, if a slave, who is someone's property,
is entitled to receive all his necessities of life from his master,
then how can it be that a person who is neither anyone's property nor a slave,
but merely a hired worker or employee,
should not be entitled to obtain all his necessities of life?
Therefore, it is the duty of an Islamic government
to ensure that all types of employees and laborers are given and provided with such wages
through which their necessities of life, according to the demands of the era, can be fulfilled,
and for this, their expenses and needs should be taken into consideration.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 4316
