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Sahih Muslim 1658d

Chapter: Treatment of slaves, and the expiation of one who slaps his slave

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 1658d

Narrator:Suwayd ibn Muqarrin

وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ مَا اسْمُكَ قُلْتُ شُعْبَةُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو شُعْبَةَ الْعِرَاقِيُّ عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ مُقَرِّنٍ أَنَّ جَارِيَةً لَهُ لَطَمَهَا إِنْسَانٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ سُوَيْدٌ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ الصُّورَةَ مُحَرَّمَةٌ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ

رَأَيْتُنِي وَإِنِّي لَسَابِعُ إِخْوَةٍ لِي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَمَا لَنَا خَادِمٌ غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ فَعَمَدَ أَحَدُنَا فَلَطَمَهُ فَأَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ نُعْتِقَهُ ‏.‏

Suwaid b. Muqarrin reported that he had a slave-girl and a person (one of the members of the family) slapped her, whereupon Suwaid said to him:

Don't you know that it is forbidden (to strike the) face. He said: You see I was the seventh one amongst my brothers during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and we had but only one servant. One of us got enraged and slapped him. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) commanded us to set him free.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1658d).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( أَمَا عَلِمْت أَنَّ الصُّورَة مُحَرَّمَة ) فِيهِ : إِشَارَة إِلَى مَا صَرَّحَ بِهِ فِي الْحَدِيث الْآخَر : " إِذَا ضَرَبَ أَحَدكُمْ الْعَبْد فَلْيَجْتَنِبْ الْوَجْه " إِكْرَامًا لَهُ ; لِأَنَّ فِيهِ مَحَاسِن الْإِنْسَان وَأَعْضَاءَهُ اللَّطِيفَة , وَإِذَا حَصَلَ فِيهِ شَيْن أَوْ أَثَر كَانَ أَقْبَح.…

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  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (6336)مَا لَنَا إِلا خَادِمٌ ، فَلَطَمَهُ رَجُلٌ ، فَأَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَعْتِقَهُ
  • شرح السنة (2414)رَأَيْتُنِي سَابِعَ سَبْعَةٍ مَا لَنَا إِلا خَادِمٌ ، فَلَطَمَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا ، فَأَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَعْتِقَهُ
  • مسند ابن الجعد (548)مَا لَنَا إِلا خَادِمٌ ، فَلَطَمَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا ، فَأَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ نُعْتِقَهُ
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  • معجم الصحابة لابن قانع (547)كُنَّا نَزَالا فِي دَارِ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ مُقَرِّنٍ ، فَخَرَجَتْ جَارِيَةٌ لَهُ ، فَقَالَتْ لِرَجُلٍ شَيْئًا ، فَلَطَمَهَا ، فَرَأَى ذَلِكَ سُوَيْدُ بْنُ مُقَرِّنٍ ، فَقَالَ : لَطَمَتْ وَجْهَهَا ، لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي سَابِعَ سَبْعَةٍ مَا لَنَا إِلا خَادِمٌ وَاحِدٌ ، فَلَطَمَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا فَأَمَرَنَا
  • معجم الصحابة لابن قانع (548)رَجُلا لَطَمَ غُلامًا لَهُ ، فَقَالَ : أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ الصُّورَةَ مُحَرَّمَةٌ ؟ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي ، وَأَنَا سَابِعُ سَبْعَةِ إِخْوَةٍ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَمَا لَنَا إِلا غُلامٌ وَاحِدٌ ، فَلَطَمَهُ أَحَدُنَا ، فَأَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ نُعْتِقَهُ
  • معرفة الصحابة لأبي نعيم (3222)كُنَّا فِي دَارِ سُوَيْدٍ ، فَخَرَجَتْ جَارِيَةٌ لَهُ ، فَقَالَتْ لِرَجُلٍ : مَا أَدْرِي مَا هُوَ ؟ فَلَطَمَهَا ، فَرَأَى ذَلِكَ سُوَيْدُ بْنُ مُقَرِّنٍ ، فَقَالَ : لَطَمْتَ وَجْهَهَا ، لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي سَابِعَ سَبْعَةٍ ، مَا لَنَا إِلا خَادِمٌ ، فَلَطَمَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا ، فَأَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللّ

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Not graded Al-Adab al-Mufrad 179

Shu'ba said, "Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir said to me, 'What is your name?' I replied, 'Shu'ba.' He said, 'Abu Shu'ba related to me that when Suwayd ibn Muqarrin al-Muzani saw a man strike his slave, he said. 'Do you not know that the face is forbidden? In the time of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah…

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَرْزُوقٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ لِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ‏:‏ مَا اسْمُكَ‏؟‏ فَقُلْتُ‏:‏ شُعْبَةُ قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ مُقَرِّنٍ…

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 1658b

I was one of seven sons of Muqarrin, and we had only one female servant. The youngest of us slapped her in the face, so the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to set her free

Abu ‘Ali Suwayd ibn Muqarrin (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I was one of seven sons of Muqarrin, and we had only one female servant. The youngest of us slapped her in the face, so the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to set her free. Another…

عَجَزَ عَلَيْكَ إِلاَّ حُرُّ وَجْهِهَا لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي سَابِعَ سَبْعَةٍ مِنْ بَنِي مُقَرِّنٍ مَا لَنَا خَادِمٌ إِلاَّ وَاحِدَةٌ لَطَمَهَا أَصْغَرُنَا فَأَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ نُعْتِقَهَا ‏.‏

Narrated by Suwayd ibn Muqarrin + 2 other versions Explained

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1658a

I slapped a slave belonging to us and then fled away. I came back just before noon and offered prayer behind my father. He called him (the slave) and me and said: Do as he has done to you. He granted pardon. He (my father) then said: We belonged to the family of Muqarrin during the lifetime of…

كُنَّا بَنِي مُقَرِّنٍ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَيْسَ لَنَا إِلاَّ خَادِمٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَلَطَمَهَا أَحَدُنَا فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَعْتِقُوهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا…

Narrated by Suwayd ibn Muqarrin

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 5166

We were staying in the house of Suwaid b. Muqarrin. There was among us an old man who was hot-tempered. He had a slave-girl with him. He gave a slap on her face. I never saw Suwaid more angry than on that day. He said: there is no alternative for you except to free her. I was the seventh child in…

عَجَزَ عَلَيْكَ إِلاَّ حُرُّ وَجْهِهَا لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا سَابِعَ سَبْعَةٍ مِنْ وَلَدِ مُقَرِّنٍ وَمَا لَنَا إِلاَّ خَادِمٌ فَلَطَمَ أَصْغَرُنَا وَجْهَهَا فَأَمَرَنَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِعِتْقِهَا ‏.‏

Narrated by Suwayd ibn Muqarrin

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 5167

I slapped a freed slave of ours. My father called him and me and said: Take retaliation on him. We, the people of Banu Muqarrin, were seven during the time of the Prophet (ﷺ),and we had only a female servant. A man of us slapped her. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Set her free. They said: We have…

أَعْتِقُوهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَنَا خَادِمٌ غَيْرَهَا ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَلْتَخْدُمْهُمْ حَتَّى يَسْتَغْنُوا فَإِذَا اسْتَغْنَوْا فَلْيُعْتِقُوهَا ‏"

Narrated by Suwayd ibn Muqarrin

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