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Riyad-us-Saliheen

Chapter 218: About the Virtue of Treating One's Slave kindly

Chapter Introduction

۲۱۸ باب فضل الإحسان إلى المملوك
الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ النِّسَاءِ (4:36)
وَاعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا ۖ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا وَبِذِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَالْيَتَامَىٰ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالْجَارِ ذِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَالْجَارِ الْجُنُبِ وَالصَّاحِبِ بِالْجَنبِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ مَن كَانَ مُخْتَالًا فَخُورًا
( سُورَةُ النِّسَاءِ (4:36) )

Translation: Allah said:

Translation: " Worship Allah and join none with Him in worship; and do good to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, the needy, the neighbor who is near of kin, the neighbor who is a stranger, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (you meet), and those (slaves) whom your right hands possess. Verily, Allah does not like such as are proud and boastful. * ” (4:36)

Translation: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said as:

Hadith 742: Hadith 742

٧٤٢ عَن أبي ذر قَالَ : سَابَيْتُ رَجُلًا فَعَيّرْتُهُ بِأُمِّهِ ، فَقَالَ لِي النَّبِيََََُُِِّّّّّّّّ : ( يَا أَبَا ذَرْ ، أعيّرْتَهُ بِأُمه إِنَّْكَ امْرُؤٌ فِيكَ جَاهِلِيّةً ، إِخْوَانُكُمْ خَوَلَكُمْ ، جَعَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ ) . تَحْتَ أَيٌُّّدِيكُمْ ، فَمِنْ كَانَ أَخُوهُ تَحْتَ يَدِهِ ، فَلْيُطْعِمْهُ مِمَا يَأْكُلُ ، وَلَيُلْبِسَهُ مِمَا يَلْبَسُ ، وَلَا تُكَلِّفُوهُمْ مَا يَغْلِبُهُمْ ، فَإِنَََّّّ كَلَّفْتُمُوهُمْ فَأَعِينُوهُمْ ) . رواه البخاري

Translation: 742. Narrated by Abu-Zarr: ' I abused a man by calling his mother bad names. " The Prophet said to me: " O Abu- Zarr! Did you abuse him by calling his mother bad names? You still have some characteristics of [ the time of] ignorance [ i.e. pre-Islamic times]. Your slaves are your brothers and Allah has put them under your command. So whoever has a brother under his command should feed him from what he eats and dress him from what he wears. Do not ask them

Translation: (slaves) to do things beyond their capacity (power) and if you do so, then help them. " (Bukhari)

Hadith 743: Hadith 743

٧٤٣- عن أبى هريرة عَنِ النَّبِيََََُُِّّّّّّّ : ( إِذَا أَتَى أَحَدَكُمْ حَادِمُهُ بِطَعَامِهِ ، فَإِن لَمْ يُجْلِسْهُ مَعَهُ ، فَلَيْنَاوِلُهُ لُقْمَةً أَوْ لُقْمَتَيْنِ ، أَوْ أَكَلَةً أَوْ أَكْلَتَيْنِ ، فَإِنَّهُ وَلِيَ علَاجه ) . رواه البخاري

Translation: 743. Narrated Abu-Horaira رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ : The Prophet said: " When your servant brings your meal to you then if you do not let him sit and share the meal with you, then he should at least be given a mouthful or two of that meal as he has prepared it. " (Bukhari)