A Muslim Buying His Enslaved Relatives and Freeing Them
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is a Muslim required to buy and free his relatives if he finds them enslaved?
The Shaykh:
Is it permissible?
The questioner:
Is a Muslim required to buy and free his relatives if he finds them enslaved?
The Shaykh:
No, he is not required to do this, but if he buys them, they are freed by virtue of that. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is a Muslim required to buy and free his relatives if he finds them enslaved?
The Shaykh:
Is it permissible?
The questioner:
Is a Muslim required to buy and free his relatives if he finds them enslaved?
The Shaykh:
No, he is not required to do this, but if he buys them, they are freed by virtue of that. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب العتق — islamhouse.com (59:58)
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