Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, Whoever frees a Muslim slave, Allah will save all the parts of his body from the (Hell) Fire as he has freed the body-parts of the slave. Sa`id bin Marjana said that he narrated that Hadith to `Ali bin Al-Husain and he freed his slave for whom `Abdullah bin Ja`far had offered him ten thousand Dirhams or one-thousand Dinars.
Read More..Narrated Abu Dhar: I asked the Prophet, What is the best deed? He replied, To believe in Allah and to fight for His Cause. I then asked, What is the best kind of manumission (of slaves)? He replied, The manumission of the most expensive slave and the most beloved by his master. I said, If I cannot afford to do that? He said, Help the weak or do good for a person who cannot work for himself. I said, If I cannot do that? He said, Refrain from harming others for this will be regarded as a charitable deed for your own good.
Read More..Narrated Asma' bint Abu Bakr: The Prophet ordered us to free slaves at the time of solar eclipses.
Read More..Narrated Asma' bint Abu Bakr: We were ordered to free slaves at the time of lunar eclipses.
Read More..Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, Whoever manumits a slave owned by two masters, should manumit him completely (not partially) if he is rich after having its price evaluated.
Read More..Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, Whoever frees his share of a common slave and he has sufficient money to free him completely, should let its price be estimated by a just man and give his partners the price of their shares and manumit the slave; otherwise (i.e. if he has not sufficient money) he manumits the slave partially.
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