The Meaning of the Phrase “As Long as I Live” in the Hadith of Safinah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, does the phrase in the hadith “as long as I live” refer to Umm Salimah, or what does it mean?
Answer:
It means as long as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) lived, or as long as the freed slave lived, meaning the duration of the freed slave’s life. Yes, it depends on the condition: whether the intention is “as long as the freed slave lived,” or “as long as the one who was to be freed lived,” or “as long as the one who was to be freed lived,” according to the condition. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, does the phrase in the hadith “as long as I live” refer to Umm Salimah, or what does it mean?
Answer:
It means as long as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) lived, or as long as the freed slave lived, meaning the duration of the freed slave’s life. Yes, it depends on the condition: whether the intention is “as long as the freed slave lived,” or “as long as the one who was to be freed lived,” or “as long as the one who was to be freed lived,” according to the condition. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، كتاب العتق — islamhouse.com (1:01:01)
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