أَخْبَرَنَا
قُتَيْبَةُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
اللَّيْثُ ، عَنْ
مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَجْلَانَ ، عَنْ
سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ
أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " ثَلَاثَةٌ حَقٌّ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَوْنُهُمْ : الْمُكَاتَبُ الَّذِي يُرِيدُ الْأَدَاءَ ، وَالنَّاكِحُ الَّذِي يُرِيدُ الْعَفَافَ ، وَالْمُجَاهِدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ " .
´Narrated Abu Hurairah:` It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said: "There are three who are promised the help of Allah: The Mukatab who wants to buy his freedom, the one who gets married seeking to keep himself chaste, and the Mujahid who fights in the cause of Allah." *Mukatab: the slave who has made a contract of manumission.
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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