Monday, April 11, 2016
Dear reader,
Today, let us briefly remind ourselves about the conduct of Muhammad, the prophet of Allah.
"Anas bin Malik narrated: The Messenger of God was on a journey and had a Black slave named Anjasha, and he was driving the camels..."
– Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 73 (Good Manners), Chapter 95, Hadith 182, p.117.
"Anas narrated: ... And Anjashah, the slave of the Prophet [Muhammad], was driving the camels..."
– Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 73 (Good Manners), Chapter 111, Hadith 221, p.142.
"Jabir bin ‘Abdullah narrated: A man among us declared that his slave would be freed after his death. The Prophet called for that slave and sold him."
Footnote: “The one who promised freedom was in hardship, so the Prophet sold the slave on his behalf and allowed him to revoke his promise of posthumous freedom.”
– Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 45 (The Book of Mortgaging in Places Occupied by Settled Population), Chapter 9, Hadith 711, p.427.
"Then a man named Rifa’a bin Zaid... brought a slave named Mid’am to the Messenger of Allah."
– Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 78 (The Book of Oaths and Vows), Chapter 33, Hadith 698, p.455.
"The Sale of a Mudabbar (i.e., a slave promised freedom after the master’s death)."
(433) Jabir narrated: The Prophet sold a Mudabbar (on behalf of a master still alive who needed money)."
– Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 34 (The Book of Sales), Chapter 112, before Hadith 433, p.238.
"A man from the Ansar made his slave a Mudabbar and had no other property except him. When the Prophet heard of this, he said (to his companions), ‘Who will buy him for me?’ Nu’aim bin An-Nahham bought him for eight hundred Dirhams."
– Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 79 (The Book of Expiation for Unfulfilled Oaths), Chapter 7, Hadith 707, p.464.
"‘Ammar narrated: I saw the Messenger of God and there was no one there except five slaves, two women, and Abu Bakr (i.e., these were the only people who converted to Islam at that time)."
– Bukhari, Volume 5, Book 57 (The Companions of the Prophet), Chapter 6, Hadith 12, p.8.
"[Ibn Az-Zubair] sent [‘Aisha] ten slaves whom she freed as expiation for her unfulfilled vow. ‘Aisha freed even more slaves for the same purpose until she had freed forty. She said, ‘If I had known, I would have clarified what I should do if I failed to fulfill my vow when I made it, so it would have been easier for me to fulfill it."
Footnote: “‘Aisha had not specified what she would do if she failed to fulfill her vow, which is why she freed so many slaves to make it easier to satisfy the vow.”
– Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 56 (The Morals and Good Deeds of the Prophet and His Companions), Chapter 2, Hadith 708, p.465.
"And ‘Ata disliked looking at female slaves being sold in Mecca unless he intended to buy them."
– Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 74 (The Book of Asking Permission), Chapter 2, Hadith 246, p.162.
Sexual Relations with Slaves and Captives:
"Is it permissible to travel with a slave girl without knowing if she is pregnant? Al-Hasan saw no harm in an owner kissing or fondling his slave girl with desire.
**Ibn ‘Umar said, ‘If a slave girl eligible for sexual relations is gifted to another man, or sold, or freed, her former master must not have intercourse with her until she has had one menstrual period, to ensure she is not pregnant. This is not necessary for virgins.’
‘Ata said, ‘There is no harm in fondling a pregnant slave girl with desire without intercourse. Allah said: "Except with their wives or those their right hands possess—for (then) they are not to be blamed."’"
Footnote: “Pregnant and by someone else, not the current owner.”
– Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 34 (The Book of Sales), Chapter 113 after Hadith 436, p.239-240.
"Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri said that while he was with the Prophet of Allah, he asked him, ‘O Messenger of Allah! We acquire captive women as part of our war booty and we are interested in their price. What is your view on coitus interruptus?’
The Prophet replied, ‘Do you really do that? It is better for you not to do it. No soul that Allah has decreed to exist will fail to exist.’"
– Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 34 (The Book of Sales), Chapter 111, Hadith 432, p.237.
"Ibn Muhairiz narrated: I entered the mosque and saw Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri and sat beside him. I asked him about Al-‘Azl (i.e., coitus interruptus). Abu Sa’id said, ‘We went with the Messenger of Allah on the campaign of Banu Al-Mustaliq, and we captured some Arab women and we desired them, and celibacy became hard on us. We wanted to engage in coitus interruptus. So we asked the Prophet, and he said, ‘It is better not to do that, because if a soul is destined to exist, it will exist until the Day of Resurrection.’"
– Bukhari, Volume 5, Book 59 (The Book of Military Expeditions), Chapter 31, Hadith 459, p.317. This is also stated in Volume 8, Book 77 (The Book of Qadr), Chapter 3, Hadith 600, p.391.
In other words, whatever is destined to happen will happen, so do not interfere unnaturally. Muhammad never rebuked or prohibited sexually disturbing captives or slaves owned by someone.
May God bless you all.
It is I,
Max Shimba, servant of Jesus Christ,
For Dr. Maxwell Shimba
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April 9, 2016
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