Hadith on Freedom: Expiation for beating slaves is emancipation

Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever strikes his young slave sharply without right, or punches him, the expiation for the sin is to emancipate him.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1657

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

عَنْ ابْن عُمَر أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ ضَرَبَ غُلَامًا لَهُ حَدًّا لَمْ يَأْتِهِ أَوْ لَطَمَهُ فَإِنَّ كَفَّارَتَهُ أَنْ يُعْتِقَهُ

1657 صحيح مسلم كتاب الأيمان باب صحبة المماليك وكفارة من لطم عبده

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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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