How is assistance in freeing a slave?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, that among the good deeds is freeing a slave, or assisting in freeing a slave. How is the assistance in that?
Answer:
The slave was a mukatab (one who buys his freedom). He bought, he bought himself from his master with money he pays him in installments, and then he is freed. So you help him, you help him with the debt of the contract, the debt of the mukatabah, so that he may be freed.[An-Nur 24:33] Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, that among the good deeds is freeing a slave, or assisting in freeing a slave. How is the assistance in that?
Answer:
The slave was a mukatab (one who buys his freedom). He bought, he bought himself from his master with money he pays him in installments, and then he is freed. So you help him, you help him with the debt of the contract, the debt of the mukatabah, so that he may be freed.
then make a contract with them if you know there is within them goodness and give them from the wealth of Allah which He has given you
فَكَاتِبُوهُمْ إِنْ عَلِمْتُمْ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًا وَآتُوهُم مِّن مَّالِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي آتَاكُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4143- 4717] كيف تكون المساعدة في عتق الرقبة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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