What is the meaning of “a slave woman gives birth to her mistress”?
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This questioner asks: What is the meaning of “a slave woman gives birth to her mistress”?
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The scholars have differed in interpreting this. Some say that this is an allusion to the fact that in the end times, undutifulness to parents will increase; undutifulness to parents will increase to the point where a daughter becomes arrogant toward her mother.
It is as if she were her mistress and as if she owned her. This is a form of undutifulness to parents. Some say, and Allah knows best, that in the end times, captivity will increase; captivity will increase in the end times, the captivity of women and the captivity of the children of the polytheists. And it is known that the owner of a female slave has the right to have intercourse with her, and if she gives birth to him, she gives birth to him.
So she is free, and her mother remains a slave, still in a state of ownership. The daughter is free, and the mother is a slave. So the daughter owns her mistress. Yes. May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The daughter owns her mother; her mother is a slave, and she is free. Yes.
This questioner asks: What is the meaning of “a slave woman gives birth to her mistress”?
Answer:
The scholars have differed in interpreting this. Some say that this is an allusion to the fact that in the end times, undutifulness to parents will increase; undutifulness to parents will increase to the point where a daughter becomes arrogant toward her mother.
It is as if she were her mistress and as if she owned her. This is a form of undutifulness to parents. Some say, and Allah knows best, that in the end times, captivity will increase; captivity will increase in the end times, the captivity of women and the captivity of the children of the polytheists. And it is known that the owner of a female slave has the right to have intercourse with her, and if she gives birth to him, she gives birth to him.
So she is free, and her mother remains a slave, still in a state of ownership. The daughter is free, and the mother is a slave. So the daughter owns her mistress. Yes. May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The daughter owns her mother; her mother is a slave, and she is free. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى «أن تلد الأمة ربّتها»؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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