Hadith on Freedom: Bilal, from our slave to our master

By Abu Amina Elias / September 19, 2012 / Abu Bakr أبو بكر, Adab (Manners) الادب, Bilal ibn Rabah بلال بن رباح, Freedom الحرية, Leadership الإمامة, Manaqib al-Nabawiyyah (Prophetic Virtues) المناقب النبوية, Sahaba (The Companions) الصحابة, Servants الخدام, Sirah al-Nabawiyyah (Prophetic Biography) السيرة النبوية, Slaves المملوك, Umar ibn al-Khattab عمر بن الخطاب

Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, used to say, “Abu Bakr is our master and he emancipated our master,” meaning Bilal.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3754

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari

عن جابر قَالَ كَانَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَقُولُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ سَيِّدُنَا وَأَعْتَقَ سَيِّدَنَا يَعْنِي بِلَالًا

3754 صحيح البخاري كتاب فضائل الصحابة باب مناقب بلال بن رباح مولى أبي بكر رضي الله عنهما

Abu Amina Elias

Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.

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