Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Manumission (of Slaves)
17- بَابُ كَرَاهِيَةِ التَّطَاوُلِ عَلَى الرَّقِيقِ، وَقَوْلِهِ عَبْدِي، أَوْ أَمَتِي:
(17) Chapter. It is disliked to look down upon a slave or to say, "My slave" or "My slave-girl."
7 hadith · references 2550–2556
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Bukhari · 2550إِذَا نَصَحَ الْعَبْدُ سَيِّدَهُ وَأَحْسَنَ عِبَادَةَ رَبِّهِ ، كَانَ لَهُ أَجْرُهُ مَرَّتَيْنِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If a slave serves his Saiyid (i.e. master) sincerely and worships his Lord (Allah) perfectly, he will get a double reward."5 narratorsBukhari · 2551الْمَمْلُوكُ الَّذِي يُحْسِنُ عِبَادَةَ رَبِّهِ ، وَيُؤَدِّي إِلَى سَيِّدِهِ الَّذِي لَهُ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ وَالنَّصِيحَةِ وَالطَّاعَةِ لَهُ أَجْرَانِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The Mamluk (slave) who worships his Lord in a perfect manner, and is dutiful, sincere and obedient to his Saiyid (master), will get a double reward."5 narratorsBukhari · 2552لَا يَقُلْ أَحَدُكُمْ أَطْعِمْ رَبَّكَ وَضِّئْ رَبَّكَ اسْقِ رَبَّكَ ، وَلْيَقُلْ سَيِّدِي مَوْلَايَ ، وَلَا يَقُلْ أَحَدُكُمْ عَبْدِي أَمَتِي ، وَلْيَقُلْ فَتَايَ وَفَتَاتِي وَغُلَامِيThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "You should not say, 'Feed your lord (Rabbaka), help your lord in performing ablution, or give water to your lord, but should say, 'my master (e.g. Feed your master instead of lord etc.) (Saiyidi), 5 narratorsBukhari · 2553مَنْ أَعْتَقَ نَصِيبًا لَهُ مِنَ الْعَبْدِ فَكَانَ لَهُ مِنَ الْمَالِ مَا يَبْلُغُ قِيمَتَهُ ، يُقَوَّمُ عَلَيْهِ قِيمَةَ عَدْلٍ ، وَأُعْتِقَ مِنْ مَالِهِ ، وَإِلَّا فَقَدْ عَتَقَ مِنْهُThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If one manumits his share of a common slave (Abd), and he has money sufficient to free the remaining portion of the price of the slave (justly estimated), then he should free the slave completely b4 narratorsBukhari · 2554كُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ فَمَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ ، فَالْأَمِيرُ الَّذِي عَلَى النَّاسِ رَاعٍ وَهُوَ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْهُمْ ، وَالرَّجُلُ رَاعٍ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ وَهُوَ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْهُمْ ، وَالْمَرْأَةُ رَاعِيَةٌ عَلَى بَيْتAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Everyone of you is a guardian and is responsible for his charges. The ruler who has authority over people, is a guardian and is responsible for them, a man is a guardian of his family and is 5 narratorsBukhari · 2555إِذَا زَنَتِ الْأَمَةُ فَاجْلِدُوهَا ، ثُمَّ إِذَا زَنَتْ فَاجْلِدُوهَا ، ثُمَّ إِذَا زَنَتْ فَاجْلِدُوهَا فِي الثَّالِثَةِ أَوِ الرَّابِعَةِ بِيعُوهَا وَلَوْ بِضَفِيرٍThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If a slave-girl (Ama) commits illegal sexual intercourse, scourge her; if she does it again, scourge her again; if she repeats it, scourge her again." The narrator added that on the third or the fo6 narratorsBukhari · 2556إِذَا زَنَتِ الْأَمَةُ فَاجْلِدُوهَا ، ثُمَّ إِذَا زَنَتْ فَاجْلِدُوهَا ، ثُمَّ إِذَا زَنَتْ فَاجْلِدُوهَا فِي الثَّالِثَةِ أَوِ الرَّابِعَةِ بِيعُوهَا وَلَوْ بِضَفِيرٍThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If a slave-girl (Ama) commits illegal sexual intercourse, scourge her; if she does it again, scourge her again; if she repeats it, scourge her again." The narrator added that on the third or the fo6 narrators