Hadith on Jihad: He Who Has His Brother Under Him, Should Feed Him From Whatever He Eats, And Dress Him With Whatever He Wears, And Do Not Burden Them (Assign Burdensome Task To Them) Beyond Their Capacity; And If You Burden Them Then Help Them

Riyad as-Salihin 1360 (Book 11, Hadith 76) #37849

Kindness to Slaves

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of treating slaves with kindness and respect, as they are brothers in humanity.

Al-Ma'rur bin Suwaid (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I saw Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) wearing a nice gown, and his slave was also wearing one similar to it. I asked him about it, and he said that he had exchanged harsh words with a person during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and put him to shame by making a reference to his mother. That person came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and made mention of that to him. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah said, "You are a person who has remnants of the 'Days of Ignorance' in you. Your slaves are your brothers. Allah has placed them under your authority. He who has his brother under him, should feed him from whatever he eats, and dress him with whatever he wears, and do not burden them (assign burdensome task to them) beyond their capacity; and if you burden them then help them". Al- Bukhari and Muslim.

وعن المعرور بن سويد قال‏:‏ رأيت أبا ذر رضي الله عنه وعليه حلة وعلى غلامه مثلها، فسألته عن ذلك فذكر أنه ساب رجلا على عهد رسول الله ﷺ فعيره بأمه فقال النبي ﷺ ‏:‏ ‏ "‏إنك امرؤ فيك جاهلية‏"‏ ‏:‏ هم إخوانكم، وخولكم جعلهم الله تحت أيديكم فمن كان أخوه تحت يده فليطعمه مما يأكل ويلبسه مما يلبس ولا تكلفوهم ما يغلبهم، فإن كلفتموهم فأعينوهم” ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏

TOPICS
kindness * slaves * humanity * respect * rahmah * aljahiliyyah

QUICK LESSONS:

Treat your slaves kindly; feed from whatever you eat; dress with whatever you wear; do not burden beyond their capacity; help if burdened .

EXPLANATIONS:

This hadith speaks to the importance of treating slaves with kindness and respect. It was narrated by Al-Ma'rur bin Suwaid and Abu Dharr, who reported that he saw a man wearing a nice gown, while his slave was wearing one similar to it. When asked about it, he said that he had exchanged harsh words with someone during the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and put him to shame by making a reference to his mother. The person then went to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ who told him that slaves are brothers in humanity placed under one's authority, so they should be treated kindly - fed from whatever one eats, dressed in whatever one wears - without burdening them beyond their capacity. If they are burdened then help them out. This hadith teaches us the values of mercy, kindness and respect for all people regardless of their social status or position in life.

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