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Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever frees a Muslim slave, Allah will free for every limb of his a limb from the Fire, even his private parts for his private parts.”
Qur’an-related source paragraphs
And the words of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: But he has not broken through the difficult pass. And what can make you know what is the difficult pass? It is the freeing of a slave or feeding on a day of severe hunger an orphan of near relationship or a needy person in misery [Al-Balad: 11-16].
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 2517 (unverified) 96% confidence
- Candidate: Mishkat al-Masabih 3382 (unverified) 86% confidence
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 1509a (unverified) 80% confidence
Mishkat (candidate) 3382
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Commentary and footnotes (3)
Chapter-heading commentary
(1) The statement: “And what can make you know what is the difficult pass? It is the freeing of a slave”: The Shariah encourages the freeing of a slave through this verse. Thus, it is stated in Al-Mabsut.
Note 2
(2) The statement: “Whoever frees a Muslim slave, etc.”: This indicates that freeing a Muslim is superior to freeing a non-Muslim, which is the opinion of all scholars. This means there is no disagreement that one who frees a non-Muslim slave is rewarded for the emancipation, but it is not equivalent to the reward for freeing a believing slave. The specification of Islam is to increase the reward. This is the essence of what is stated in Umdat Al-Qari, Nayl Al-Awtar, and Al-Mirqat. It is said to him: Any Muslim who frees a believer, Allah will free for every limb of his a limb from the Fire. For this reason, they recommended that a man free a male slave and a woman free a female slave to ensure the correspondence of limbs to limbs.
Note 3
(3) The statement: “Allah will free for every limb of his a limb from him from the Fire, even his private parts for his private parts”: It is stated in Al-Hidayah: Emancipation is a recommended act.