Hadith on Slavery: Double reward for freeing, marrying slaves

Abu Musa reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If a man teaches his slave-girl good manners, educates her in the best way, then emancipates her and marries her, he will have a double reward. If he believes in Jesus and then believes in me, he will have a double reward. If a servant fears his Lord and obeys his master, he will have a double reward.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3446, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 154

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَدَّبَ الرَّجُلُ أَمَتَهُ فَأَحْسَنَ تَأْدِيبَهَا وَعَلَّمَهَا فَأَحْسَنَ تَعْلِيمَهَا ثُمَّ أَعْتَقَهَا فَتَزَوَّجَهَا كَانَ لَهُ أَجْرَانِ وَإِذَا آمَنَ بِعِيسَى ثُمَّ آمَنَ بِي فَلَهُ أَجْرَانِ وَالْعَبْدُ إِذَا اتَّقَى رَبَّهُ وَأَطَاعَ مَوَالِيَهُ فَلَهُ أَجْرَانِ

3446 صحيح البخاري كتاب أحاديث الأنبياء باب قول الله واذكر في الكتاب مريم إذ انتبذت من أهلها

154 صحيح مسلم كتاب الإيمان باب وجوب الإيمان برسالة نبينا محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم إلى جميع الناس ونسخ الملل بملته

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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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