Guidance on the wording of "your slaves and your maidservants" in the verse "And marry the unmarried among you"
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. This questioner asks: What is the guidance regarding the wording of the verse[An-Nur 24:32], given the prohibition against saying "my slave" and "my maidservant"?
Answer:
Yes,[An-Nur 24:32] means your slaves, and "from your slaves" [An-Nur 24:32] refers to the slaves. So his master marries him off and does not leave him a bachelor, as this may be a cause for his corruption, the corruption of his character. This is part of the necessities of the slave-owner; it is obligatory for him to provide his slave with the necessities of food, drink, clothing, and shelter, as well as a wife if he fears for him.
So it is not forbidden for him to say "from," but the explanation of what is better is that he does not say this. This is to clarify the permissibility. "The righteous among your slaves" is to clarify the permissibility. We do not say that it is forbidden; we say that it is better to say "my young man" and "my young woman," as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. This questioner asks: What is the guidance regarding the wording of the verse
And marry the unmarried among you and the righteous among your male slaves and female slaves
وَأَنكِحُوا الْأَيَامَىٰ مِنكُمْ وَالصَّالِحِينَ مِنْ عِبَادِكُمْ وَإِمَائِكُمْAnswer:
Yes,
And marry the unmarried among you and the righteous among your male slaves
وَأَنكِحُوا الْأَيَامَىٰ مِنكُمْ وَالصَّالِحِينَ مِنْ عِبَادِكُمْAnd marry the unmarried among you and the righteous among your male slaves and female slaves
وَأَنكِحُوا الْأَيَامَىٰ مِنكُمْ وَالصَّالِحِينَ مِنْ عِبَادِكُمْ وَإِمَائِكُمْSo it is not forbidden for him to say "from," but the explanation of what is better is that he does not say this. This is to clarify the permissibility. "The righteous among your slaves" is to clarify the permissibility. We do not say that it is forbidden; we say that it is better to say "my young man" and "my young woman," as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1314] ما التوجيه في الآية "والصالحين من عبادكم وإمائكم" مع المنع من قول:عبدي وأمتي — youtube.com
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