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Sunan Abu DawudGeneral Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Sunan Abu Dawud 5161

Chapter: Regarding the rights of slaves

Authentic 2 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 5161

Narrator:Abu Dharr

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الرَّازِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ مُوَرِّقٍ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

مَنْ لاَءَمَكُمْ مِنْ مَمْلُوكِيكُمْ فَأَطْعِمُوهُ مِمَّا تَأْكُلُونَ وَاكْسُوهُ مِمَّا تَكْتَسُونَ وَمَنْ لَمْ يُلاَئِمْكُمْ مِنْهُمْ فَبِيعُوهُ وَلاَ تُعَذِّبُوا خَلْقَ اللَّهِ ‏"

Narrated AbuDharr:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Feed those of your slaves who please you from what you eat and clothe them with what you clothe yourselves, but sell those who do not please you and do not punish Allah's creatures.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 5161).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( عَنْ مُوَرِّق ) : بِضَمِّ الْمِيم وَكَسْر الرَّاء الْمُشَدَّدَة , اِبْن مُشَمْرِج بِضَمِّ أَوَّله وَفَتْح الْمُعْجَمَة وَسُكُون الْمِيم وَكَسْر الرَّاء بَعْدهَا جِيم , هَكَذَا ضَبَطَهُ فِي التَّقْرِيب ( مَنْ لَاءَمَكُمْ ) : بِالْهَمْزِ مِنْ الْمُلَاءَمَة , وَفِي بَعْض النُّسَخ لَايَمَكُمْ بِالْيَاءِ. وَفِي النِّهَايَة : أَيْ وَافَقَكُمْ وَسَاعَدَكُمْ , وَقَدْ يُخَفَّف الْهَمْز فَيَصِير يَاء. وَفِي الْحَدِيث يُرْوَى بِالْيَاءِ مُنْقَلِبَة عَنْ الْهَمْز , ذَكَرَهُ الطِّيبِيُّ , كَذَا فِي الْمِرْقَاة ( مِمَّا تَكْتَسُونَ ) : أَيْ تَلْبَسُونَ ( وَمَنْ لَمْ يُلَائِمكُمْ ) : بِالْهَمْزِ , وَفِي بَعْض النُّسَخ بِالْيَاءِ ( وَلَا تُعَذِّبُوا خَلْق اللَّه ) : أَيْ وَلَا تُعَذِّبُوهُمْ وَإِنَّمَا عَ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 5161
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5161

Other versions

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3369

Abu Dharr reported God’s Messenger as saying, “Feed those of your slaves who please you from what you eat and clothe them from what you clothe yourselves, but sell those who do not please you and do not punish God’s creatures.” Ahmad and Abu Dawud transmitted it.

وَعَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ لَاءَمَكُمْ مِنْ مَمْلُوكِيكُمْ فَأَطْعِمُوهُ مِمَّا تَأْكُلُونَ وَاكْسُوهُ مِمَّا تَكْسُونَ وَمَنْ لَا يُلَائِمُكُمْ مِنْهُمْ…

Narrated by Abu Dharr

Also reported by… (2)
  • الآداب للبيهقي (49)مَنْ لأَمَكُمْ مِنْ مَمْلُوكِيكُمْ فَأَطْعِمُوهُ مِمَّا تَأْكُلُونَ ، وَاكْسُوهُ مِمَّا تَلْبَسُونَ ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يُلائِمْكُمْ مِنْهُمْ فَبِيعُوهُ ، وَلا تُعَذِّبُوا خَلْقَ اللَّهِ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (14503)مَنْ لايَمَكُمْ مِنْ مَمْلُوكِيكُمْ فَأَطْعِمُوهُ مِمَّا تَأْكُلُونَ ، وَاكْسُوهُ مِمَّا تَكْتَسُونَ ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يُلايِمْكُمْ مِنْهُمْ فَبِيعُوهُ ، وَلا تُعَذِّبُوا خَلْقَ اللَّهِ

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Al-Adab al-Mufrad 189

Al-Ma'rur ibn Suwayd said, "I saw Abu Dharr wearing a robe and his slave was also wearing a robe. We asked him about that and he said, 'I insulted a man and he complained about me to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said…

حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا وَاصِلٌ الأَحْدَبُ قَالَ‏:‏ سَمِعْتُ الْمَعْرُورَ بْنَ سُوَيْدٍ يَقُولُ‏:‏ رَأَيْتُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ وَعَلَيْهِ حُلَّةٌ وَعَلَى غُلاَمِهِ حُلَّةٌ…

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Not graded Al-Adab al-Mufrad 194

Ma'rur said, "We passed by Abu Dharr and he was wearing a garment and his slave had a robe on. We said, 'Why do you not take this and give this man something else instead of the robe?' He replied that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Allah has put your brothers under…

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ قَالَ‏:‏ قَالَ مَعْرُورٌ‏:‏ مَرَرْنَا بِأَبِي ذَرٍّ وَعَلَيْهِ ثَوْبٌ، وَعَلَى غُلاَمِهِ حُلَّةٌ، فَقُلْنَا‏:‏ لَوْ أَخَذْتَ هَذَا وَأَعْطَيْتَ هَذَا…

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 5157

I saw Abu Dharr at Rabadhah. He was wearing a thick cloak, and his slave also wore a similar one. He said : the people said: Abu Dharr! (it would be better) if you could take the cloak which your slave wore, and you combined that with, and it would be a pair of garments (hullah) and you would…

إِنَّهُمْ إِخْوَانُكُمْ فَضَّلَكُمُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَمَنْ لَمْ يُلاَئِمْكُمْ فَبِيعُوهُ وَلاَ تُعَذِّبُوا خَلْقَ اللَّهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Dharr

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2144

I went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and asked him: What do you say (command) about our wives? He replied: Give them food what you have for yourself, and clothe them by which you clothe yourself, and do not beat them, and do not revile them.

أَطْعِمُوهُنَّ مِمَّا تَأْكُلُونَ وَاكْسُوهُنَّ مِمَّا تَكْتَسُونَ وَلاَ تَضْرِبُوهُنَّ وَلاَ تُقَبِّحُوهُنَّ ‏"

Narrated by Mu‘āwiya al-Qushayrī

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