It was narrated that Hilal bin Yasaf said: "An old man got angry and slapped a servant of his. Suwaid bin Muqarrin said to him: 'Could you not find any part other than her face? I remember when I was the seventh of seven sons of Banu Muqarrin and we had no servant but one woman. The youngest of us slapped her and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) commanded us to manumit her."'

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لأَبِى بَكْرٍ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ يَسَافٍ قَالَ عَجِلَ شَيْخٌ فَلَطَمَ خَادِمًا لَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ سُوَيْدُ بْنُ مُقَرِّنٍ عَجَزَ عَلَيْكَ إِلاَّ حُرُّ وَجْهِهَا لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِى سَابِعَ سَبْعَةٍ مِنْ بَنِى مُقَرِّنٍ مَا لَنَا خَادِمٌ إِلاَّ وَاحِدَةٌ لَطَمَهَا أَصْغَرُنَا فَأَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَنْ نُعْتِقَهَا.

Shu'bah narrated: "Muhammad bin Al-Munkadir said to me: 'What is your name?' I said: 'Shu'bah.' Muhammad said: 'Abu Shu'bah Al-'Iraqi narrated to me from Suwaid bin Muqarrin that someone slapped a slave woman of his. Suwaid said to him: Do you not know that hitting the face is unlawful? He said: I remember when I was the seventh of my brothers, with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), and we only had one servant. One of us went and slapped him, and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) commanded us to manumit him."'

وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنِى أَبِى حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ قَالَ لِى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ مَا اسْمُكَ قُلْتُ شُعْبَةُ. فَقَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ حَدَّثَنِى أَبُو شُعْبَةَ الْعِرَاقِىُّ عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ مُقَرِّنٍ أَنَّ جَارِيَةً لَهُ لَطَمَهَا إِنْسَانٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ سُوَيْدٌ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ الصُّورَةَ مُحَرَّمَةٌ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِى وَإِنِّى لَسَابِعُ إِخْوَةٍ لِى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَمَا لَنَا خَادِمٌ غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ فَعَمَدَ أَحَدُنَا فَلَطَمَهُ فَأَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَنْ نُعْتِقَهُ.

It was narrated from Ibrahim At-Taimi that his father said: 'Abu Mas'ud Al-Badri said: "I was beating a slave of mine with a whip when I heard a voice behind me (saying): 'You should realize, Abu Mas'ud!' But I did not understand the voice because I was so angry. When he came close to me, I saw that it was the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and he was saying: 'You should realize, Abu Mas'ud! 'You should realize, Abu Mas'ud!' I threw down the whip that was in my hand and he said: 'You should realize, Abu Mas'ud, that Allah has more power over you than you have over this slave.' I said: 'I will never beat a slave again after this."'

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ - يَعْنِى ابْنَ زِيَادٍ - حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِىِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ الْبَدْرِىُّ كُنْتُ أَضْرِبُ غُلاَمًا لِى بِالسَّوْطِ فَسَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا مِنْ خَلْفِى « اعْلَمْ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ ». فَلَمْ أَفْهَمِ الصَّوْتَ مِنَ الْغَضَبِ - قَالَ - فَلَمَّا دَنَا مِنِّى إِذَا هُوَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَإِذَا هُوَ يَقُولُ « اعْلَمْ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ اعْلَمْ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ ». قَالَ فَأَلْقَيْتُ السَّوْطَ مِنْ يَدِى فَقَالَ « اعْلَمْ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَقْدَرُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْكَ عَلَى هَذَا الْغُلاَمِ ». قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لاَ أَضْرِبُ مَمْلُوكًا بَعْدَهُ أَبَدًا.

It was narrated that Abu Mas'ud AI-Ansari said: "I was beating a slave of mine, and I heard a voice behind me (saying): 'You should realize, Abu Mas'ud, that Allah has more power over you than you have over him.' I turned around, and I saw the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w). I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, he is free for the Face of Allah.' He said: 'If you had not done that, the Fire would have scorched you,' or 'the Fire would have touched you."'

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِىِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِى مَسْعُودٍ الأَنْصَارِىِّ قَالَ كُنْتُ أَضْرِبُ غُلاَمًا لِى فَسَمِعْتُ مِنْ خَلْفِى صَوْتًا « اعْلَمْ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ لَلَّهُ أَقْدَرُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْكَ عَلَيْهِ ». فَالْتَفَتُّ فَإِذَا هُوَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هُوَ حُرٌّ لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ. فَقَالَ « أَمَا لَوْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ لَلَفَحَتْكَ النَّارُ أَوْ لَمَسَّتْكَ النَّارُ ».

It was narrated from Abu Mas'ud that he was beating a slave of his, and he (the slave) started saying: "I seek refuge in Allah." He carried on beating him, so he said: "I seek refuge in the Messenger of Allah, and he stopped beating him." The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "By Allah, Allah has more power over you than you have over him." Then he set him free.

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِى عَدِىٍّ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِىِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِى مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَضْرِبُ غُلاَمَهُ فَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ - قَالَ - فَجَعَلَ يَضْرِبُهُ فَقَالَ أَعُوذُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ. فَتَرَكَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « وَاللَّهِ لَلَّهُ أَقْدَرُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْكَ عَلَيْهِ ». قَالَ فَأَعْتَقَهُ.

Abu Hurairah said: Abul-Qasim (s.a.w) said: "Whoever accuses his slave of fornication, the Hadd punishment will be carried out against him on the Day of Resurrection, unless he is as he said."

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِى حَدَّثَنَا فُضَيْلُ بْنُ غَزْوَانَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبِى نُعْمٍ حَدَّثَنِى أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « مَنْ قَذَفَ مَمْلُوكَهُ بِالزِّنَا يُقَامُ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدُّ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ كَمَا قَالَ ».

It was narrated that Al-Ma'rur bin Suwaid said: "We passed by Abu Dharr in Ar-Rabadhah. He was wearing a Burd and his slave was wearing something similar. We said: 'O Abu Dharr, if you put them together it would be a Hullah.' He said: 'There was an exchange of words between myself and one of my brothers whose mother was a non-Arab, and I insulted him because of his mother. He complained about me to the Prophet (s.a.w), then I met the Prophet (s.a.w) and he said: "O Abu Dharr, you are a man in whom there is some ignorance." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, if someone insults people, they will insult his father and mother." He said: "O Abu Dharr, you are a man in whom there is some ignorance. They are your brothers whom Allah has placed under your control, so feed them what you eat, and clothe them with what you wear, and do not burden them with more than they can bear; if you do burden them, then help them."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ عَنِ الْمَعْرُورِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ قَالَ مَرَرْنَا بِأَبِى ذَرٍّ بِالرَّبَذَةِ وَعَلَيْهِ بُرْدٌ وَعَلَى غُلاَمِهِ مِثْلُهُ فَقُلْنَا يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ لَوْ جَمَعْتَ بَيْنَهُمَا كَانَتْ حُلَّةً. فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ كَانَ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ إِخْوَانِى كَلاَمٌ وَكَانَتْ أَمُّهُ أَعْجَمِيَّةً فَعَيَّرْتُهُ بِأُمِّهِ فَشَكَانِى إِلَى النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَلَقِيتُ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ « يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ إِنَّكَ امْرُؤٌ فِيكَ جَاهِلِيَّةٌ ». قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ سَبَّ الرِّجَالَ سَبُّوا أَبَاهُ وَأُمُّهُ. قَالَ « يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ إِنَّكَ امْرُؤٌ فِيكَ جَاهِلِيَّةٌ هُمْ إِخْوَانُكُمْ جَعَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ تَحْتَ أَيْدِيكُمْ فَأَطْعِمُوهُمْ مِمَّا تَأْكُلُونَ وَأَلْبِسُوهُمْ مِمَّا تَلْبَسُونَ وَلاَ تُكَلِّفُوهُمْ مَا يَغْلِبُهُمْ فَإِنْ كَلَّفْتُمُوهُمْ فَأَعِينُوهُمْ ».

It was narrated from Al-A'mash (a Hadith similar to no. 4313) with this chain. In the Hadith of Zuhair and Abu Mu'awiyah after the words "You are a man in whom there is some ignorance" it adds: "I said: 'Even up to this time of old age?' He said: 'Yes.'" In the Hadith of Abu Mu'awiyah it says: "Yes, even up to this time of old age.'' In the Hadith of 'Eisa it says: "If he burdens him with more than he can bear, let him sell him." In the Hadith of Zuhair it says: "Let him help him with it.'' In the Hadith of Abu Mu'awiyah it does not say: "Let him sell him" or "let him help him.'' It ends with the words "and do not burden him with more than he can bear."

وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ كُلُّهُمْ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَزَادَ فِى حَدِيثِ زُهَيْرٍ وَأَبِى مُعَاوِيَةَ بَعْدَ قَوْلِهِ « إِنَّكَ امْرُؤٌ فِيكَ جَاهِلِيَّةٌ ». قَالَ قُلْتُ عَلَى حَالِ سَاعَتِى مِنَ الْكِبَرِ قَالَ « نَعَمْ ». وَفِى رِوَايَةِ أَبِى مُعَاوِيَةَ « نَعَمْ عَلَى حَالِ سَاعَتِكَ مِنَ الْكِبَرِ ». وَفِى حَدِيثِ عِيسَى « فَإِنْ كَلَّفَهُ مَا يَغْلِبُهُ فَلْيَبِعْهُ ». وَفِى حَدِيثِ زُهَيْرٍ « فَلْيُعِنْهُ عَلَيْهِ ». وَلَيْسَ فِى حَدِيثِ أَبِى مُعَاوِيَةَ « فَلْيَبِعْهُ ». وَلاَ « فَلْيُعِنْهُ ». انْتَهَى عِنْدَ قَوْلِهِ « وَلاَ يُكَلِّفْهُ مَا يَغْلِبُهُ ».

It was narrated that Al-Ma'rur bin Suwaid said: "I saw Abu Dharr wearing a Hullah and his slave was wearing something similar. I asked him about that and he said that he had insulted a man at the time of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), criticizing him because of his mother. The man went to the Prophet (s.a.w) and told him about that, and the Prophet (s.a.w) said: 'You are a man in whom there is still some ignorance. (They are) your brothers and servants whom Allah has placed under your control, so whoever has his brother under his control, let him feed him what he eats and clothe him with what he wears. And do not burden them with more than they can bear, and if you do that, then help them."'

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ وَاصِلٍ الأَحْدَبِ عَنِ الْمَعْرُورِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ وَعَلَيْهِ حُلَّةٌ وَعَلَى غُلاَمِهِ مِثْلُهَا فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ سَابَّ رَجُلاً عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَعَيَّرَهُ بِأُمِّهِ - قَالَ - فَأَتَى الرَّجُلُ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « إِنَّكَ امْرُؤٌ فِيكَ جَاهِلِيَّةٌ إِخْوَانُكُمْ وَخَوَلُكُمْ جَعَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ تَحْتَ أَيْدِيكُمْ فَمَنْ كَانَ أَخُوهُ تَحْتَ يَدَيْهِ فَلْيُطْعِمْهُ مِمَّا يَأْكُلُ وَلْيُلْبِسْهُ مِمَّا يَلْبَسُ وَلاَ تُكَلِّفُوهُمْ مَا يَغْلِبُهُمْ فَإِنْ كَلَّفْتُمُوهُمْ فَأَعِينُوهُمْ عَلَيْهِ ».

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (s.a.w) said: "A slave is entitled to his food and clothing, and he should not be burdened except with that which he can bear."

وَحَدَّثَنِى أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَرْحٍ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ أَنَّ بُكَيْرَ بْنَ الأَشَجِّ حَدَّثَهُ عَنِ الْعَجْلاَنِ مَوْلَى فَاطِمَةَ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَنَّهُ قَالَ « لِلْمَمْلُوكِ طَعَامُهُ وَكِسْوَتُهُ وَلاَ يُكَلَّفُ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ إِلاَّ مَا يُطِيقُ ».