«باب حسن السلوك بالخادم والمملوك»
Good Treatment of Servants and Slaves
✿ «عن ابي ذر، قال: رايت عليه بردا وعلى غلامه بردا، فقلت: لو اخذت هذا فلبسته كانت حلة واعطيته ثوبا آخر، فقال: كان بيني وبين رجل كلام وكانت امه اعجمية، فنلت منها فذكرني إلى النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال لي:” اساببت فلانا؟” قلت: نعم، قال:” افنلت من امه؟” قلت: نعم، قال:” إنك امرؤ فيك جاهلية” قلت على حين ساعتي: هذه من كبر السن، قال:” نعم، هم إخوانكم جعلهم الله تحت ايديكم، فمن جعل الله اخاه تحت يده فليطعمه مما ياكل وليلبسه مما يلبس، ولا يكلفه من العمل ما يغلبه، فإن كلفه ما يغلبه فليعنه عليه”.»
Ma’rur ibn Suwayd narrated from Abu Dharr, who said: I saw a cloak on him, and his servant also had a cloak like it. I said: If you took this one and wore it, it would make a set, and you could give the servant another garment. Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: There had been a dispute between me and a man, and his mother was a non-Arab. I insulted her, and he went and mentioned it to the Prophet ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ asked me: “Did you insult him?” I said: Yes. He asked: “Did you insult his mother?” I said: Yes. He said: “Indeed you are a man who has some of the traits of the Jahiliyyah.” I said: O Messenger of Allah! Even at this old age? He said: “Yes. They are your brothers, whom Allah has placed under your authority. So whoever has his brother placed under his authority by Allah, let him feed him from what he eats, and clothe him from what he wears, and not burden him with work that overwhelms him. If he does burden him with such work, then let him help him in it.”
✿ «عن جابر بن عبد الله قال : كان النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم يوصي بالمملوكين خيرا ويقول : أطعموهم مما تأكلون و ألبسوهم من لبوسكم ولا تعذبوا خلق الله.»
Jabir ibn Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with both of them) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ used to urge goodness toward slaves. He ﷺ said: “Feed them from what you eat, clothe them from what you wear, and do not punish the creatures of Allah.”
✿ «عن أبى هريرة، عن رسول الله، أنه قال : للمملوك طعامه وكسوته، لا يكلف من العمل مالا يطيق.»
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “A slave’s food and clothing are his right, and do not burden him with work beyond his capacity.”
✿ «عن أبى ابی هريرة رضي الله عنه، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم،” إذا اتى احدكم خادمه بطعامه، فإن لم يجلسه معه فلينا وله لقمة او لقمتين او اكلة او اكلتين، فإنه ولي علاجه.»
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet ﷺ: “When one of your servants brings you his food, if you do not seat him with you to eat, then give him a morsel or two morsels, or a bite or two bites, for he has taken on the trouble of preparing it.”
✿ «عن أبى هريرة قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم اذا صنع لأحدكم خادمه طعامه ثم جاءه به وقد ولي حره ودخانه فليقعد معه فليأكل فإن كان الطعام مشفوها قليلا فليضع فى يده منه أكلته او أكلتين،»
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “When one of your servants prepares food for you and then brings it to you, and he has borne its heat and smoke, then he should seat him with himself and feed him. If those eating are many and the food is little, then at least he should place a morsel or two of it in his hand.”
✿ «عن أبى الزبير أنه سمع رجلا يسأل جابرا عن خادم الرجل إذا كفاه المشقة والحر أمر النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يدعوه ؛ قال : نعم، فإن كره أحدكم أن يطعم معه فليطعمه أكلة فى يده.»
Abu al-Zubayr narrated that he heard a man asking Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) about a man’s servant when he has spared him the hardship and heat: did the Prophet ﷺ order that he be invited? Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Yes. If one of you dislikes to eat with him, then let him give him a bite in his hand.
