Is it permissible for a Muslim to own more than four female slaves, and does this exist in this time?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the meaning of His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Mu'minun 23:6] Does this exist now? And does ownership by the right hand exist now? And is it permissible for a Muslim to have more than four of them by ownership of the right hand?
Answer:
There is no limit to ownership by the right hand; there is no limit. You may have four and more than four. As for marriage, it is not permissible to have more than four. But as for ownership by the right hand, there is no limit. As for whether it exists now, Allah knows best. I neither deny it nor affirm it; I do not know. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the meaning of His saying, the Exalted:
or those their right hands possess
أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْAnswer:
There is no limit to ownership by the right hand; there is no limit. You may have four and more than four. As for marriage, it is not permissible to have more than four. But as for ownership by the right hand, there is no limit. As for whether it exists now, Allah knows best. I neither deny it nor affirm it; I do not know. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [227 -582] هل يجوز للمسلم أن يتملك أكثر من أربع جواري مملوكات، وهل يوجد في هذا الزمن؟ — youtube.com
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