--- title: "Sunan Ibn Majah — Chapter 19: The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)" description: "Chapter 19 of Sunan Ibn Majah, containing 21 hadiths in Arabic and English with full references." last_updated: "2026-06-19" --- # Sunan Ibn Majah — Chapter 19: The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves) > Chapter 19 of [Sunan Ibn Majah](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-ibn-majah.md), containing 21 hadiths in Arabic and English with full references. *كتاب العتق* ## Hadiths ### Sunan Ibn Majah 2512 the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sold a Mudabbar. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ذصلى الله عليه وسلم بَاعَ الْمُدَبَّرَ ‏.‏ *Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 19 — The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves), Hadith 2512.* ### Sunan Ibn Majah 2513 “A man among us promised freedom to a slave after his death, and he did not have any property other than him (this slave). So the Prophet (ﷺ) sold him, and Ibn (Nahham), a man from Banu 'Adi, bought him.” حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ دَبَّرَ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا غُلاَمًا وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُ فَبَاعَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاشْتَرَاهُ ابْنُ النَّحَّامِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي عَدِيٍّ ‏.‏ *Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 19 — The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves), Hadith 2513.* ### Sunan Ibn Majah 2514 “The Mudabbar is part of the one third of the estate.” حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ ظَبْيَانَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ الْمُدَبَّرُ مِنَ الثُّلُثِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ابْنُ مَاجَهْ سَمِعْتُ عُثْمَانَ - يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ - يَقُولُ هَذَا خَطَأٌ يَعْنِي حَدِيثَ ‏"‏ الْمُدَبَّرُ مِنَ الثُّلُثِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ لَيْسَ لَهُ أَصْلٌ ‏.‏ *Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 19 — The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves), Hadith 2514.* ### Sunan Ibn Majah 2515 “Any man whose slave won an bears him a child, she will be free after he dies.” "‏ أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ وَلَدَتْ أَمَتُهُ مِنْهُ فَهِيَ مُعْتَقَةٌ عَنْ دُبُرٍ مِنْهُ ‏" *Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 19 — The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves), Hadith 2515.* ### Sunan Ibn Majah 2516 “Mention was made of the mother of Ibrahim in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and he said: 'Her son set her free.'” "‏ أَعْتَقَهَا وَلَدُهَا ‏" *Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 19 — The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves), Hadith 2516.* ### Sunan Ibn Majah 2517 “We used to sell our slave women and the mothers of our children (Umahat Awaldina) when the Prophet (ﷺ) was still living among us, and we did not see anything wrong with that.” حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ كُنَّا نَبِيعُ سَرَارِينَا وَأُمَّهَاتِ أَوْلاَدِنَا وَالنَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِينَا حَىٌّ لاَ نَرَى بِذَلِكَ بَأْسًا ‏.‏ *Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 19 — The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves), Hadith 2517.* ### Sunan Ibn Majah 2518 the warrior in the path of Allah, the mukatab seeking to fulfill (his manumission debt), and the one getting married seeking chastity." "‏ ثَلاَثَةٌ كُلُّهُمْ حَقٌّ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَوْنُهُ الْغَازِي فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَالْمُكَاتَبُ الَّذِي يُرِيدُ الأَدَاءَ وَالنَّاكِحُ الَّذِي يُرِيدُ التَّعَفُّفَ ‏" *Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 19 — The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves), Hadith 2518.* ### Sunan Ibn Majah 2519 “Any slave who has made a contract to buy his freedom for one hundread Uqiyyah and pays it all except ten Uqiyyah; he is still a slave.” (One Uqiyyah is equal to 40 Dirham.) "‏ أَيُّمَا عَبْدٍ كُوتِبَ عَلَى مِائَةِ أُوقِيَّةٍ فَأَدَّاهَا إِلاَّ عَشْرَ أُوقِيَّاتٍ فَهُوَ رَقِيقٌ ‏" *Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 19 — The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves), Hadith 2519.* ### Sunan Ibn Majah 2520 “If anyone of you (women) has a Mukatab, and he has enough (wealth) to pay off (his contact of manumission), she must veil herself from him.” "‏ إِذَا كَانَ لإِحْدَاكُنَّ مُكَاتَبٌ وَكَانَ عِنْدَهُ مَا يُؤَدِّي فَلْتَحْتَجِبْ مِنْهُ ‏" *Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 19 — The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves), Hadith 2520.* ### Sunan Ibn Majah 2521 that Barirah came to her when she was came to her when she was Muktabah, and her masters had written a contract of manumission for nine Uqiyyah. She (`Aishah) said: “If your masters wish I will pay them that in one sum, and the right of inheritance will belong to me.” He said: “So she went to her masters and told them about that, but they insisted that the right of inheritance should belong to them. `Aishah mentioned that to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said: 'Do it.' Then the Prophet (ﷺ) stood up and addressed the people. He praised and glorified Allah (SWT), then he said: 'What is the matter with some people who stipulated conditions that are not in the Book of Allah (SWT)? Every conditions that is not in the Book of Allah (SWT) is invalid, even if there are one hundred conditions. The Book of Allah(SWT) is more deserving of being followed and the conditions of Allah (SWT) are more binding. And the Wala belongs to the one who manumits (the slave).” حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّ بَرِيرَةَ أَتَتْهَا وَهِيَ مُكَاتَبَةٌ قَدْ كَاتَبَهَا أَهْلُهَا عَلَى تِسْعِ أَوَاقٍ فَقَالَتْ لَهَا إِنْ شَاءَ أَهْلُكِ عَدَدْتُ لَهُمْ عَدَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَكَانَ الْوَلاَءُ لِي قَالَ فَأَتَتْ أَهْلَهَا فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لَهُمْ فَأَبَوْا إِلاَّ أَنْ تَشْتَرِطَ الْوَلاَءَ لَهُمْ فَذَكَرَتْ عَائِشَةُ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏"‏ افْعَلِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَا بَالُ رِجَالٍ يَشْتَرِطُونَ شُرُوطًا لَيْسَتْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ كُلُّ شَرْطٍ لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ بَاطِلٌ وَإِنْ كَانَ مِائَةَ شَرْطٍ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ أَحَقُّ وَشَرْطُ اللَّهِ أَوْثَقُ وَالْوَلاَءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ *Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 19 — The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves), Hadith 2521.* ### Sunan Ibn Majah 2522 I said to Ka'b bin Murrah, tell us a Hadith from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), but be careful. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “Whoever frees a Muslim man, he will be his ransom from the Fire; each of his bones will suffice (as a ransom) for each of his bones. Whoever frees two Muslim women, they will be his ransom from the Fire; each of their two bones will suffice (as a ransom) for each of his bones.” "‏ مَنْ أَعْتَقَ امْرَأً مُسْلِمًا كَانَ فِكَاكَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ يُجْزِئُ بِكُلِّ عَظْمٍ مِنْهُ عَظْمٌ مِنْهُ وَمَنْ أَعْتَقَ امْرَأَتَيْنِ مُسْلِمَتَيْنِ كَانَتَا فِكَاكَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ يُجْزِئُ بِكُلِّ عَظْمَيْنِ مِنْهُمَا عَظْمٌ مِنْهُ ‏" *Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 19 — The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves), Hadith 2522.* ### Sunan Ibn Majah 2523 “I said: 'O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), which slave is best?' He said: ‘The one who is most precious to his master and most valuable in price.' ” "‏ أَنْفَسُهَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِهَا وَأَغْلاَهَا ثَمَنًا ‏" *Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 19 — The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves), Hadith 2523.* ### Sunan Ibn Majah 2524 “Whoever becomes the master of a Mahram relative (with whom marriage is not lawful), he becomes free.” "‏ مَنْ مَلَكَ ذَا رَحِمٍ مَحْرَمٍ فَهُوَ حُرٌّ ‏" *Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 19 — The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves), Hadith 2524.* ### Sunan Ibn Majah 2525 “Whoever becomes the master of a Mahram relative, he becomes free.” "‏ مَنْ مَلَكَ ذَا رَحِمٍ مَحْرَمٍ فَهُوَ حُرٌّ ‏" *Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 19 — The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves), Hadith 2525.* ### Sunan Ibn Majah 2526 “Umm Salamah freed me but stipulated that I should serve the Prophet (ﷺ) as long he lived.” حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ الْجُمَحِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُمْهَانَ، عَنْ سَفِينَةَ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ أَعْتَقَتْنِي أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ وَاشْتَرَطَتْ عَلَىَّ أَنْ أَخْدُمَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَا عَاشَ ‏.‏ *Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 19 — The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves), Hadith 2526.* ### Sunan Ibn Majah 2527 “Whoever frees his share of a slave or part of his share, must pay from his wealth if he has any wealth if he has any wealth (in order to buy the rest of the slave's freedom). If he does not have wealth, then the slave should be asked to work for the price (of his freedom), without that causing him too much hardship.” "‏ مَنْ أَعْتَقَ نَصِيبًا لَهُ فِي مَمْلُوكٍ أَوْ شِقْصًا فَعَلَيْهِ خَلاَصُهُ مِنْ مَالِهِ إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ مَالٌ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ اسْتُسْعِيَ الْعَبْدُ فِي قِيمَتِهِ غَيْرَ مَشْقُوقٍ عَلَيْهِ ‏" *Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 19 — The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves), Hadith 2527.* ### Sunan Ibn Majah 2528 “Whoever frees his share of a slave, the price of the slave should be fairly evaluated, and he (the partner who initiated this process) should free him (in full, by giving the rest of his price to the other co-owners), if he has enough wealth to do so. Otherwise, he will have freed whatever he freed.” "‏ مَنْ أَعْتَقَ شِرْكًا لَهُ فِي عَبْدٍ أُقِيمَ عَلَيْهِ بِقِيمَةِ عَدْلٍ فَأَعْطَى شُرَكَاءَهُ حِصَصَهُمْ إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ مِنَ الْمَالِ مَا يَبْلُغُ ثَمَنَهُ وَعَتَقَ عَلَيْهِ الْعَبْدُ وَإِلاَّ فَقَدْ عَتَقَ مِنْهُ مَا عَتَقَ ‏" *Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 19 — The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves), Hadith 2528.* ### Sunan Ibn Majah 2529 “Whoever frees a slave who has some wealth, the slave's wealth belongs to him, unless the master stipulates that it will belong to him.” "‏ مَنْ أَعْتَقَ عَبْدًا وَلَهُ مَالٌ فَمَالُ الْعَبْدِ لَهُ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَشْتَرِطَ السَّيِّدُ مَالَهُ فَيَكُونَ لَهُ ‏" *Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 19 — The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves), Hadith 2529.* ### Sunan Ibn Majah 2530 “O Umair, I have set you free in a good way. I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'Any man who frees a slave and does not say anything about his (the slave's) wealth, it belongs to him (the slave).' So tell me, how much wealth do you have?” Another chain reports a similar hadith. "‏ أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ أَعْتَقَ غُلاَمًا وَلَمْ يُسَمِّ مَالَهُ فَالْمَالُ لَهُ ‏" *Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 19 — The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves), Hadith 2530.* ### Sunan Ibn Majah 2531 the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked about illegitimate children. He said: “Two sandals in which I wage Jihad are better than freeing an illegitimate child.” "‏ نَعْلاَنِ أُجَاهِدُ فِيهِمَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ أُعْتِقَ وَلَدَ الزِّنَا ‏" *Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 19 — The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves), Hadith 2531.* ### Sunan Ibn Majah 2532 `Aishah had a male slave and a female slave who were married. She said: “O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), I want to free them both.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “If you free them, then start with the man before the woman.” "‏ إِنْ أَعْتَقْتِهِمَا فَابْدَئِي بِالرَّجُلِ قَبْلَ الْمَرْأَةِ ‏" *Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 19 — The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves), Hadith 2532.* --- [Sunan Ibn Majah](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-ibn-majah.md) · [All collections](https://randomhadith.com/pages/all-books.md) · Previous: [Ch. 18 — The Chapters on Lost Property](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-ibn-majah/18.md) · Next: [Ch. 20 — The Chapters on Legal Punishments](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-ibn-majah/20.md) ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](https://randomhadith.com/sitemap.md) for all pages, or the machine-readable index at [https://randomhadith.com/llms.txt](https://randomhadith.com/llms.txt).