Swearing oaths, keeping them, and the expiation for breaking them.
88 · Hadith
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of A'mash but with a slight variation of words, e. g. in the hadith transmitted on the authority of Zuhair and Abu Mu'awiya after his words (these words of the Holy Prophet):" You are a person having the remnants of Ignorance in him." (these words also occur, that Abu Dharr) said: Even up to this time of my old age? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. In the tradition transmitted on the authority of Abu Mu'awiya (the words are):" Yes, in this time of your old age." In the tradition transmitted on the authority of 'Isa (the words are):" If you burden him (with an unbearable burden), you should sell him (and get another slave who can easily undertake this burden)." In the hadith transmitted on the authority of Zuhair (the words are):" Help him in that (work)." In the hadith transmitted by Abu Mu'awiya (separately) there is no such word: Then sell him or help him." This hadith concludes with these words:" Do not burden him beyond his capacity
Ma'rur b. Suwaid reported:I saw Abu Dharr wearing clothes, and his slave wearing similar ones. I asked him about it, and he narrated that he had abused a person during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upoe. him) and he reproached him for his mother. That person came to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) and made mention of that to him. Thereupon Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said: You are a person who has (remnants of) Ignorance in him. Your slaves are brothers of yours. Allah has placed them in your hand, and he who has his brother under him, he should feed him with what he eats, and dress him with what he dresses himself, and do not burden them beyond their capacities, and if you burden them, (beyond their capacities), then help them
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:It is essential to feed the slave, clothe him (properly) and not burden him with work which is beyond his power
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:When the slave of anyone amongst you prepares food for him and he serves him after having sat close to (and undergoing the hardship of) heat and smoke, he should make him (the slave) sit along with him and make him eat (along with him), and if the food seems to run short, then he should spare some portion for him (from his own share) - (another narrator) Dawud said:" i. e. a morsel or two
Ibn Umar reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:When a slave looks to the welfare of his master and worships Allah well, he has two rewards for him
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Umar through another chain of transmitters
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:For a faithful slave there are two rewards. By him in Whose hand is the life of Abu Huraira, but for Jihad in the cause of Allah, and Pilgrimage and kindness to my mother, I would have preferred to die as a slave. He (one of the narrators in the chain of transmitters) said: This news reached us that Abu Huraira did not perform Pilgrimage until his mother died for (keeping himself constantly) in her service
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Abu Tahir but with a slight variation of words
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:When a slave fulfils obligation of Allah and obligation of his master, he has two rewards for him. I narrated this to Ka'b, and Ka'b said: (Such a slave) has no accountability, nor has a poor believer
The above hadith has been reported through another chain of transmitters on the authority of Abu Huraira
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:It is good for a slave that he worships Allah well, and serves his master (well). It is good for him
Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:He who gives up his share in a slave, and has enough money to pay the full price of the slave, then full emancipation devolves upon him; but if he has not the money, then he emancipated what he emancipated
Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:He who emancipates his share in the slave, it is his responsibility to secure full freedom for him provided he (the slave) has enough money to pay the (remaining) price, but it he has not so much money he would be emancipated to the extent that the first man emancipated
Abdullah b. 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:He who gives up his share in a slave, and he has money enough to meet the full price, a fair price for him should be fixed; otherwise be has emancipated him to the extent that he has emancipated
This hadith has been narrated through another chain of transmitters with a slight variation of words
Salim b. 'Abdullah reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said:He who emancipates a slave (shared) by him and another one, his full price may be justly assessed from his wealth, neither less nor more, and he (the slave) would be emancipated if he (the partner) would be solvent enough (to forgo the amount of his share)
Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying:He who gives up his share in a slave, the remaining (share) will be paid out of his riches if his riches are enough to meet the price of the slave
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying:In case the slave is owned by two persons, and one of them emancipates him, he will guarantee (his full freedom)
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters (and the words are):" He who emancipates a portion in a slave, he should (secure full) freedom for him from his property
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying:He who emancipates his portion in a slave, full emancipation may be secured for him out of his property (if he has money) if he has enough property to meet (the required expenses), but if he has not enough property, the slave should be put to extra labour (in order to earn money for buying his freedom), but he should not be overburdened