Narrated `Aisha: `Utba bin Abi Waqqas authorized his brother Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas to take the son of the slave-girl of Zam`a into his custody, telling him that the boy was his own (illegal) son. When Allah's Apostle went (to Mecca) at the time of the Conquest, Sa`d took the son of the slave-girl of Zam`a to Allah's Apostle and also brought 'Abu bin Zam`a with him and said, O Allah's Apostle! This is the son of my brother `Utba who authorized me to take him into my custody. 'Abu bin Zam`a said, O Allah's Apostle! He is my brother, the son of Zam`a's slave-girl and he was born on his bed. Allah's Apostle looked at the son of the slave-girl of Zam`a and noticed much resemblance (to `Utba). Allah's Apostle said, It is for you, O 'Abu bin Zam`a as he was born on the bed of your father. Allah's Apostle then told Sauda bint Zam`a to observe veil in the presence of the boy as he noticed the boy's resemblance to `Utba and Sauda was the wife of the Prophet .
Read More..Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: A man amongst us declared that his slave would be freed after his death. The Prophet called for that slave and sold him. The slave died the same year.
Read More..Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle forbade the selling or donating the Wala' of a freed slave.
Read More..Narrated `Aisha: I bought Buraira but her masters put the condition that her Wala' would be for them. I told the Prophet about it. He said (to me), Manumit her as her Wala' will be for the one who pays the price. So, I manumitted her. The Prophet called Buraira and gave her the option of either staying with her husband or leaving him. She said, Even if he gave me so much money, I would not stay with him, and so she preferred her freedom to her husband.
Read More..Narrated Anas: Some men of the Ansar asked for the permission of Allah's Apostle and said, Allow us to give up the ransom from our nephew Al-`Abbas. The Prophet said (to them), Do not leave (even) a Dirham (of his ransom).
Read More..Narrated Hisham: My father told me that Hakim bin Hizam manumitted one-hundred slaves in the Pre-Islamic period of ignorance and slaughtered one-hundred camels (and distributed them in charity). When he embraced Islam he again slaughtered one-hundred camels and manumitted one-hundred slaves. Hakim said, I asked Allah's Apostle, 'O Allah's Apostle! What do you think about some good deeds I used to practice in the Pre-Islamic period of ignorance regarding them as deeds of righteousness?' Allah's Apostle said, You have embraced Islam along with all those good deeds you did.
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