Explanation of the hadith of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: (None of you should say, "My slave" or "My maidservant." You are all slaves of Allah, and all your women are maidservants of Allah. Rather, one should say, "My male servant" and "My female servant")

The Shaykh : This chapter is established to mention the following authentic hadith, which is: From Abu Hurayrah - likewise - from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: . This is how the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) instructs the masters to observe proper conduct with Allah (Mighty and Majestic), so that they do not call any of their slaves "my slave." The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) says, "You are all slaves of Allah." And he does not call his maidservant "my maidservant, oh my maidservant," for all your women are maidservants of Allah. Then the Messenger (peace be upon him) teaches us the terms by which we must address slaves, saying (peace be upon him): if it is a male, if it is a female, or . This etiquette is, in reality, not the only etiquette, for there are many etiquettes in the pure Sunnah, all of which revolve around etiquette in words and speech. Unfortunately, few Muslims today observe these etiquettes as they deserve to be observed. I do not, of course, mean this specific etiquette, for as I mentioned earlier, regarding the rulings on slaves in general, it has become irrelevant today. There is no slave we call "my slave" or maidservant we call "my maidservant," for Islamic slavery has become a thing of the past, unfortunately.