Sunan Abi Dawud · Book 31

كِتَاب الْعِتْق

The Book of Manumission of Slaves (Kitab Al-Itaq)

43 hadith · 15 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

1باب فِي الْمُكَاتَبِ يُؤَدِّي بَعْضَ كِتَابَتِهِ فَيَعْجِزُ أَوْ يَمُوتُChapter: If A Mukathib Pays Part Of His Contract Of Manumission Then Becomes Incapacitated Or Dies.2باب فِي بَيْعِ الْمُكَاتَبِ إِذَا فُسِخَتِ الْكِتَابَةُChapter: Selling A Mukathib If His Contract Of Manumission Is Annulled.3باب فِي الْعِتْقِ عَلَى الشَّرْطِChapter: Manumitting A Slave Subject To A Certain Condition.4باب فِيمَنْ أَعْتَقَ نَصِيبًا لَهُ مِنْ مَمْلُوكٍChapter: One Who Manumits His Share Of A Slave.5باب مَنْ ذَكَرَ السِّعَايَةَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِChapter: Whoever Mentioned Working In Order To Pay Off The Remaining Portion, In This Hadith.6باب فِيمَنْ رَوَى أَنَّهُ، لاَ يَسْتَسْعِيChapter: Regarding Whoever Reported That He Is Not Asked To Work.7باب فِيمَنْ مَلَكَ ذَا رَحِمٍ مَحْرَمٍChapter: Regarding One Who Acquires A Mahram Relative As A Slave.8باب فِي عِتْقِ أُمَّهَاتِ الأَوْلاَدِChapter: Manumission Of Ummhat Al-Awlad.9باب فِي بَيْعِ الْمُدَبَّرِChapter: Selling A Mudabbir.10باب فِيمَنْ أَعْتَقَ عَبِيدًا لَهُ لَمْ يَبْلُغْهُمُ الثُّلُثُChapter: Regarding One Who Manumits Slaves Of His That Exceed One Third Of His Property.11باب فِيمَنْ أَعْتَقَ عَبْدًا وَلَهُ مَالٌChapter: Regarding One Who Manumits A Slave Who Has Property.12باب فِي عِتْقِ وَلَدِ الزِّنَاChapter: Manumitting One Who Was Born Out Of Zina.13باب فِي ثَوَابِ الْعِتْقِChapter: Regarding The Reward Of Manumitting A Slave.14باب أَىِّ الرِّقَابِ أَفْضَلُChapter: Which Slave Is Better?15باب فِي فَضْلِ الْعِتْقِ فِي الصِّحَّةِChapter: The Virtue Of Manumitting Slaves When The Master Is Healthy.

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First narrations

Abu Dawud · 3926الْمُكَاتَبُ عَبْدٌ مَا بَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ مُكَاتَبَتِهِ دِرْهَمٌNarrated Amr bin Shuaib: on his father's authority, told that his grandfather reported the Prophet ﷺ said: A slave who has entered into an agreement to purchase his freedom is a slave as long as a dirham of the agreed pr7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3927أَيُّمَا عَبْدٍ كَاتَبَ عَلَى مِائَةِ أُوقِيَّةٍ ، فَأَدَّاهَا إِلَّا عَشْرَةَ أَوَاقٍ فَهُوَ عَبْدٌ ، وَأَيُّمَا عَبْدٍ كَاتَبَ عَلَى مِائَةِ دِينَارٍ ، فَأَدَّاهَا إِلَّا عَشْرَةَ دَنَانِيرَ فَهُوَ عَبْدٌNarrated Amr bin Shuaib: On his father's authority, told that his grandfather reported the Prophet ﷺ said: If any slave entered into an agreement to buy his freedom for one hundred uqiyahs and he pays them all but ten, h7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3928إِنْ كَانَ لِإِحْدَاكُنَّ مُكَاتَبٌ فَكَانَ عِنْدَهُ مَا يُؤَدِّي ، فَلْتَحْتَجِبْ مِنْهُNarrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Muminin: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to us: If one of you has a slave, and he enters into an agreement to purchase his freedom, and can pay the full price, she must veil herself from him.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3929أَنَّ بَرِيرَةَ جَاءَتْ عَائِشَةَ تَسْتَعِينُهَا فِي كِتَابَتِهَا وَلَمْ تَكُنْ قَضَتْ مِنْ كِتَابَتِهَا شَيْئًا ، فَقَالَتْ لَهَا عَائِشَةُ : ارْجِعِي إِلَى أَهْلِكِ فَإِنْ أَحَبُّوا أَنْ أَقْضِيَ عَنْكِ كِتَابَتَكِ وَيUrwah quoting from Aishah said that Barirah came to her seeking her help to purchase her freedom, and she did not pay anything for her freedom. Aishah said to her: Return to your people ; if you like that I make payment 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3930حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، قَالَتْ : جَاءَتْ بَرِيرَةُ لِتَسْتَعِينَ فِي كِتَابَتِهَا ، فَقَالAishah said: Barirah came seeking my help to purchase her freedom. She said: I have arranged with my people to buy my freedom for nine 'uqiyahs: one to be paid annually. So help me. She (Aishah) said: If your people are 5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3931وَقَعَتْ جُوَيْرِيَةُ بِنْتُ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ الْمُصْطَلِقِ فِي سَهْمِ ثَابِتِ بْنِ قَيْسِ بْنِ شَمَّاسٍ أَوِ ابْنِ عَمٍّ لَهُ فَكَاتَبَتْ عَلَى نَفْسِهَا وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَةً مَلَّاحَةً تَأْخُذُهَا الْعَيْنُ ، قَالَتْ عَاNarrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Juwayriyyah, daughter of al-Harith ibn al-Mustaliq, fell to the lot of Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shammas, or to her cousin. She entered into an agreement to purchase her freedom. She was a very 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3932أُعْتِقُكَ وَأَشْتَرِطُ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَخْدُمَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا عِشْتَ ، فَقُلْتُ : وَإِنْ لَمْ تَشْتَرِطِي عَلَيَّ مَا فَارَقْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَاNarrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Muminin: Safinah said: I was a slave of Umm Salamah, and she said: I shall emancipate you, but I stipulate that you must serve the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as long as you live. I said: Even if you4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3933أَعْتَقَ شِقْصًا لَهُ مِنْ غُلَامٍ فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : لَيْسَ لِلَّهِ شَرِيكٌNarrated Abu al-Malih: On his father's authority (this is AbulWalid's version): A man emancipated a share in a slave and the matter was mentioned to the Prophet ﷺ. He said: Allah has no partner. Ibn Kathir added in his v7 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 3934أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَعْتَقَ شِقْصًا لَهُ مِنْ غُلَامٍ ، فَأَجَازَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عِتْقَهُ وَغَرَّمَهُ بَقِيَّةَ ثَمَنِهِNarrated Abu Hurairah: A man emancipated his share in a slave. The Prophet ﷺ allowed his (full) emancipation, and required him to pay the rest of his price.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3935مَنْ أَعْتَقَ مَمْلُوكًا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ آخَرَ ، فَعَلَيْهِ خَلَاصُهُQatadah narrated with his chain of narrators: The Prophet ﷺ said: If a man emancipates a slave shared by him with another man, his emancipation rests with him (who emancipated his share). This is the version of Ibn Suwai6 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 3936مَنْ أَعْتَقَ نَصِيبًا لَهُ فِي مَمْلُوكٍ عَتَقَ مِنْ مَالِهِ إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ مَالٌQatadah narrated with his chain of narrators. The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone emancipates his share in a slave, he emancipates him (completely) by his property if he has property. The narrator Ibn al-Muthanna did not menti7 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 3937مَنْ أَعْتَقَ شَقِيصًا فِي مَمْلُوكِهِ ، فَعَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُعْتِقَهُ كُلَّهُ إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ مَالٌ وَإِلَّا اسْتُسْعِيَ الْعَبْدُ غَيْرَ مَشْقُوقٍ عَلَيْهِAbu Hurairah reported the Prophet ﷺ as saying: If anyone emancipates a share in his slave, he should completely emancipate him if he has money; but if he has none, then slave will be required to work (to pay for his free6 narrators