Hadith on Emancipation: Abu Bakr frees slaves he cursed

Aisha reported: Abu Bakr once cursed some of his slaves. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Abu Bakr! Those who curse, or those who are true? No, by the Lord of the Ka’bah!” The Prophet said it two or three times. On that day, Abu Bakr freed some of his slaves. Then, the Prophet came to him, saying, “Do not do it again.”

Source: al-Adab al-Mufrad lil-Bukhārī 319

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

قَالَ عَائِشَةُ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ لَعَنَ بَعْضَ رَقِيقِهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ‏ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ اللَّعَّانِينَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ‏ كَلاَّ وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثًا فَأَعْتَقَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَعْضَ رَقِيقِهِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ‏ لا أَعُودُ

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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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