The Ruling on the Freeing of a Woman in Ransom and Expiation
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The questioner:
O sister, we were present with the Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, in your explanation of al-Zad as well, that the woman is on half the share of the man in several rulings: testimony, inheritance, blood money, the 'aqiqah, and freeing a slave. You said that freeing two women equals freeing one man in ransom from the Fire.
The Shaykh:
This came in the hadith regarding freeing a slave, yes.
The questioner:
He asks: What is the meaning of this last point, and is a number sufficient?
The Shaykh:
That whoever frees a man is better than whoever frees one woman, and whoever frees two women is as if he freed a man.
The questioner:
And is freeing one woman sufficient for the expiation of zihar and for the oath?
The Shaykh:
Yes, freeing a believing slave includes both the male and the female; it includes both the male and the female. This is regarding the expiation. As for the reward, the freeing of a woman does not equal the freeing of a man in terms of reward. But regarding the expiation, yes.
O sister, we were present with the Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, in your explanation of al-Zad as well, that the woman is on half the share of the man in several rulings: testimony, inheritance, blood money, the 'aqiqah, and freeing a slave. You said that freeing two women equals freeing one man in ransom from the Fire.
The Shaykh:
This came in the hadith
Take it from the hadith in the chapter
أخذوه من الحديث في بابThe questioner:
He asks: What is the meaning of this last point, and is a number sufficient?
The Shaykh:
That whoever frees a man is better than whoever frees one woman, and whoever frees two women is as if he freed a man.
The questioner:
And is freeing one woman sufficient for the expiation of zihar and for the oath?
The Shaykh:
Yes, freeing a believing slave includes both the male and the female; it includes both the male and the female. This is regarding the expiation. As for the reward, the freeing of a woman does not equal the freeing of a man in terms of reward. But regarding the expiation, yes.
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