300 hadith
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever frees a believing slave, Allah will free, for every limb of the freed slave, a limb of the one who freed him from the Fire, so that a hand is freed for a hand, a leg for a leg, and a private part for…
أحمد 9441SahihA group of men from the tribe of Bani Sulaym came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, a companion of ours has made Hell incumbent upon himself." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Let him free a Muslim slave. For every…
أحمد 16010DaifThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Any man who frees a Muslim, Allah will deliver him from the Fire, limb for limb, for every limb of the freed person." Saeed bin Marjana said, "I went with this hadith to Ali bin Husayn, and Ali bin Husayn [[r3]] turned…
البخاري 2517SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever frees a Muslim man, Allah will redeem from the Fire one of his limbs for every limb of the freed man." Saeed bin Marjana said, "I went with this hadith to Ali bin Husayn, and Ali bin Husayn [[r3]] turned to a…
الأعظمي 6123SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever frees a Muslim man, Allah will rescue from the Fire a limb of his for every limb of the freed man." Saeed bin Marjana said, "I went with this hadith to Ali bin Husayn, and Ali bin Husayn turned to a slave of his…
الأعظمي 13723SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever frees a slave, Allah will free from the Fire a limb of his for every limb of the freed slave."
أحمد 9540SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever frees a share that he owns in a slave must secure the slave's full freedom from his own wealth, if he has wealth. If he has no wealth, the slave is to work to earn his freedom, without being overburdened." In…
مسلم 4334SahihAn old man acted hastily and slapped a servant of his. Suwayd bin Muqarin said to him, "Could you find no part to strike but the noble of her face? I remember when I was one of seven brothers from the sons of Muqarin, and we had only a…
مسلم 4302SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever frees a slave, Allah will free from the Fire one of his limbs for every limb of the slave."
أحمد 9562SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever frees a Muslim slave, Allah will free, in exchange for every limb of that slave, a limb of his own from the Fire, even his private part for the slave's private part."
البخاري 6715SahihHe said to him, "Umayr, I have freed you with a pleasant emancipation. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whoever frees a slave without specifying his property, the property belongs to him.' So tell me, what is your property?" Muhammad…
ابن ماجه 2530DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever frees a slave, Allah will free a part of him from the Fire for every part of the freed slave."
الأعظمي 6130SahihWe were with Abu Burda bin Abu Musa when he said, "My sons, shall I not tell you a hadith my father narrated to me from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? He said, 'Whoever frees a slave, Allah [[r4]] will free, for every limb of the slave, a…
أحمد 19623SahihHe was beating a slave of his when the Prophet ﷺ said to him, "By Allah, Allah has more power over you than you have over him." The man said, "Prophet of Allah, then I free him for the sake of Allah [[r4]]."
أحمد 22350SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever owns a share in a slave and frees his portion of him must secure the slave's complete freedom if he has the means to do so. If he has no wealth, then the slave is to work to earn the price of his remaining…
أحمد 7468SahihHe said, "I came to Ibn Umar after he had freed a slave. He picked up a stick or something from the ground and said, 'There is no more reward in it than the value of this, except that I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever slaps his…
الأعظمي 14006SahihHe said, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever frees a slave, Allah will free a limb of his own body from the Fire for every limb of that slave."
أحمد 9541SahihMy son, shall I tell you a hadith my father related to me from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? He said, "Whoever frees a slave, Allah [[r4]] will free a limb of his from the Fire for every limb of the freed slave."
الأعظمي 6129HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The one who frees a slave at the time of death is like the one who gives a gift only after he has eaten his fill."
أبو داود 3968HasanWe have preserved from thirty of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he said, "Whoever frees a share he owns in a slave is responsible for the remainder of him."
أحمد 16418DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever frees his share," or he said, "his portion, in a slave, then the slave's complete freedom is from his wealth if he has wealth. But if he has no wealth, the slave is fairly valued, then the slave is…
الترمذي 1348SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Any Muslim man who frees a Muslim, Allah will rescue, for every limb of the freed person, a limb of his from the Fire." He said, "When I heard this hadith from Abu Hurairah, I went and mentioned it to Ali bin…
مسلم 3798SahihA group from Banu Sulaym came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "A companion of ours has committed a sin that obligates him to Hellfire." He said, "Then let him free a slave. Allah will ransom every limb of his from the Fire by every limb of the…
أحمد 16985DaifA man had six slaves and no other property, and he set them all free upon his death. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ divided them into three groups, freed two by lot, and kept the other four in slavery.
ابن ماجه 2345SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever frees his share of a slave is obligated to free the slave entirely if he has wealth that covers the slave's value. If he does not have such wealth, then only the portion he freed is emancipated."
مسلم 4326SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever frees a slave will have, for the freeing of each limb of the slave, a limb of his own redeemed from the Fire," until he mentioned the private parts. Then Ali bin Husayn called for a slave of his and…
أحمد 9773SahihThe Prophet of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever frees his share in a slave, the slave is to be fully freed from his wealth if he has wealth."
أحمد 10873SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever frees a believing slave, Allah will free a limb of his from the Fire for every limb of the freed slave, even his private parts for the private parts."
مسلم 3797SahihI came to Ibn Umar after he had freed a slave. He picked up a stick or something from the ground and said, "There is not as much reward in it as this is worth, except that I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whoever slaps his slave or…
الأعظمي 6169SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever frees a believing slave, that slave will be his ransom from the Fire."
أحمد 22113DifficultThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever frees his share in a jointly-owned slave must free the slave entirely if he has the means. If he does not, the slave shall work to earn the remainder of his freedom, without being burdened beyond his capacity."
أبو داود 3937SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever frees his share in a jointly owned slave, the slave is fully freed. If the one who freed his share has enough wealth to cover the value of the rest, he must complete the emancipation of the entire slave."
أحمد 5150SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever frees his share of a jointly-owned slave is responsible for completing the slave's freedom from his own wealth. If he has no wealth, the slave is to be valued at a fair price, and the slave is then required to…
الأعظمي 5656SahihIbn Umar called for a slave-boy of his and noticed a mark on his back. He asked him, "Did I hurt you?" The boy replied, "No." Ibn Umar said, "Then you are free." He then picked up something from the ground and said, "I have no more reward…
مسلم 4299SahihI came to Ibn Umar after he had freed a slave. He picked up a stick or something from the ground and said, "There is no more reward in it than this is worth, except that I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whoever slaps his slave or…
مسلم 4298SahihHe called a slave of his and freed him, then said, "I have no more reward from it than this," picking up something tiny from the ground. "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whoever slaps his slave, his expiation is to free him.'"
أحمد 4784SahihHe said, they had a slave called Tahman, or Zakwan, and his grandfather freed half of him. The slave came to the Prophet ﷺ, and the Prophet ﷺ said, "You are free in proportion to the part of you that has been freed, and you remain a slave…
أحمد 15402DaifThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever frees his share in a slave, the entire slave is to be freed if he has the wealth to do so. Otherwise, the slave is to work to earn his freedom without being burdened beyond his capacity."
البخاري 2504DifficultThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Any man who has a slave girl whom he educates well, raises with good manners, then frees her and marries her, will have two rewards. And any man from the People of the Book who believed in his prophet and…
الأعظمي 1216SahihA man freed six of his slaves upon his death, and he owned no property besides them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ called for the slaves and divided them into three groups, then drew lots between them. He freed two and kept four in slavery, and…
الأعظمي 6765SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever frees his share in a slave, or a portion of one, must complete the slave's emancipation from his own wealth if he has wealth. If he has no wealth, the slave is required to work to earn his remaining…
ابن ماجه 2527SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever frees a Muslim slave, it will be his ransom from the Fire."
أحمد 17357DifficultZinba al-Judhami had a slave named Sandar. Zinba found him kissing one of his slave-girls, so he castrated him and cut off his nose. Sandar went to the Prophet ﷺ, who summoned Zinba and said, "Do not burden them with what they cannot bear.…
الأعظمي 10223HasanI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever frees a believing slave, Allah will free from the Fire one of his limbs for every limb of the freed slave, until He frees his private parts in return for the private parts."
الترمذي 1541SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever frees his share, or a portion, of a jointly owned slave must complete the slave's emancipation from his own wealth if he has the means. If he does not, the slave is to be valued fairly, and the slave shall be…
الأعظمي 6140SahihA man freed a share he owned in a slave, and the Prophet ﷺ upheld the emancipation and required him to pay the remaining value of the slave.
أحمد 8565SahihA man freed a slave who was his only property, so the Prophet ﷺ returned the manumission, and Naeem bin Naham bought the slave from him.
البخاري 2415SahihA man came crying out for help to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "It is about a slave-boy of mine, Messenger of Allah." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Woe to you, what is the matter?" He said, "Something terrible. He caught sight of his master's slave-girl,…
أبو داود 4519HasanWhoever comes to own a close blood relative, that relative is automatically freed.
أحمد 20167DifficultThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever frees his share in a jointly owned slave is obligated to secure the slave's complete freedom from his own wealth. If he has no wealth, the slave shall be required to work to pay for the rest of his…
أحمد 10107SahihNarrate to us from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ but be cautious. He said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whoever frees a Muslim man, it will be his ransom from the Fire, with every bone of the freed man redeeming a bone of his own.…
أحمد 18064DifficultA man said to Kaab bin Mura or Mura bin Kaab, "Narrate to us a hadith you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. For your father's sake, be careful." He said, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Any man who frees a Muslim man, that freed…
أحمد 18061DifficultA woman from the Kharijah branch of Qays Aylan said, "My uncle brought me to Madinah during the days of ignorance and sold me to Hubab bin Amr, the brother of Abu Yusr bin Amr. I bore him a son, Abdul-Rahman bin Hubab, and then he died. His…
أبو داود 3953DaifA man freed his share of a slave he partly owned, and the Prophet ﷺ approved his emancipation and required him to pay the remaining value of the slave.
أبو داود 3934SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Any man who has a slave-girl whom he teaches well, disciplines well, then frees and marries, will have a double reward. Any man from the People of the Book who believed in his prophet and then believed in me…
البخاري 5083SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "There are three who will be given their reward twice. A man who had a slave-girl whom he disciplined and disciplined her well, taught her and taught her well, then freed her and married her. A slave who fulfilled the…
أحمد 19602SahihI was with Ibn Umar when he called for a slave of his and set him free. Then he said, "I have no reward in this. It is not worth this much," or "it does not weigh this much. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whoever strikes a slave of…
أحمد 5267SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever inflicts on his slave a punishment prescribed for an offense the slave did not commit, or slaps him, his expiation is to set him free."
أحمد 5051SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever comes to own a close relative within the prohibited degrees of kinship, that relative is automatically freed."
أحمد 20227DifficultThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever lends silver, or grants the use of a milking animal, or guides someone along a path, will have a reward equal to that of freeing a slave." On another occasion he said, "Like the emancipation of a…
أحمد 18665Sahih