Hadith 37597

Chapter 85

باب 85

(85) بَابُ الْعَفْوِ عَنِ الْخَادِمِ

(85) Chapter: Forgiving a slave
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حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، هُوَ ابْنُ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو غَالِبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ، قَالَ: أَقْبَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَعَهُ غُلامَانِ، فَوَهَبَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِعَلِيٍّ صَلَوَاتُ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ، وَقَالَ: لاَ تَضْرِبْهُ، فَإِنِّي نُهِيتُ عَنْ ضَرْبِ أَهْلِ الصَّلاَةِ، وَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُهُ يُصَلِّي مُنْذُ أَقْبَلْنَا، وَأَعْطَى أَبَا ذَرٍّ غُلاَمًا، وَقَالَ: اسْتَوْصِ بِهِ مَعْرُوفًا فَأَعْتَقَهُ، فَقَالَ: مَا فَعَلَ؟ قَالَ: أَمَرْتَنِي أَنْ أَسْتَوْصِي بِهِ خَيْرًا فَأَعْتَقْتُهُ.


Abu Umama said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, came with two slaves and gave one of them to 'Ali and said, 'Donot beat him. I have forbidden beating the people of the prayer and I sawhim praying before we came.' He gave Abu Dharr a slave and said, "I recommendthat you treat him well,' so Abu Dharr set him free. He said, 'What haveyou done?' He replied, 'You commanded me to treat him well, so I set himfree.'"

Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 163

In-book reference: Book 9, Hadith 8

English translation: Book 9, Hadith 163