Hadith 3122

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَجْلَانَ ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " ثَلَاثَةٌ كُلُّهُمْ حَقٌّ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَوْنُهُ : الْمُجَاهِدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ، وَالنَّاكِحُ الَّذِي يُرِيدُ الْعَفَافَ ، وَالْمُكَاتَبُ الَّذِي يُرِيدُ الْأَدَاءَ " .
´It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:` "There are three, all of whom have a promise of help from Allah: 'The Mujahid who strives in the cause of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime; the man who gets married, seeking to keep himself chaste; and the slave who has a contract of manumission and wants to buy his freedom.'"
Hadith Reference سنن نسائي / كتاب الجهاد / 3122
Hadith Grading الألبانی: حسن  |  زبیر علی زئی: إسناده حسن
Hadith Takhrij «سنن الترمذی/فضائل الجہاد 20 (1655)، سنن ابن ماجہ/العتق 3 (2518)، (تحفة الأشراف: 13039)، ویأتی عند المؤلف فی النکاح5 (برقم3220) (حسن)»
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) "It is necessary," and this is the grace of Allah, the Exalted. If Allah does not help someone, then there is no objection upon Him. Rather, it is a perfection of mercy that Allah, by His own will and choice, has made certain matters necessary upon Himself.

(2) It is necessary for the owner that if he sees earning capability in his slave, he should fix an amount and make a contract of manumission (mukatabah) with him, and then allow him freedom to earn. When the slave pays the agreed amount according to the contract, he should be set free, especially when the slave himself requests such a contract. Allah, the Exalted, has commanded this in the Noble Qur'an: "And those of your slaves who seek a contract (for freedom), then write it for them if you know any good in them."
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3122