The Meaning of the Hadith: That a Slave Woman Gives Birth to Her Mistress

Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: It was reported in a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that among the signs of the Hour is that

Answer:
They said, and Allah knows best, that its meaning is that concubinage will become widespread in the last of times. Concubinage will become widespread, which is when a master has intercourse with his slave woman, and she becomes pregnant from him and gives birth to a child. The child is free, and his mother is a slave. Thus, her daughter becomes her mistress, because her daughter is free while she is a slave, so she becomes her mistress in terms of ownership of the slave. Allah knows best. It was also said that it refers to the prevalence of undutifulness to parents in the last of times, where the child becomes arrogant toward his father or haughty toward him, as if he owns him or is his master, and does not respect him.