The Meaning of the Saying of Allah the Exalted: (And in the necks) and the Categories of Necks
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The Shaykh : The necks are of three categories
The first is a Muslim captive among the disbelievers. The disbelievers say, "We will not release him except for a financial ransom." In this case, we ransom him from the zakah.
The second is a slave belonging to his master whom we purchased from the zakah and then freed.
The third is a slave under a contract of manumission, whom we support in his contract until he becomes free. Who is the slave under a contract of manumission? The slave under a contract of manumission is one who purchased himself from his master. If he purchased himself from his master with money, he is a slave who does not have the money, but the money is deferred, and we give him what supports him. We give him what supports him in his contract.
This incident that occurred, I hope, will not happen again, and this serves as a lesson for us in the future. If such a malfunction occurs, we will stop the class; there is no need to trample on people's necks or harm them. I repeat my hope a second time that such an incident does not occur, and that our brothers who were harmed by their brothers may forgive us. We are in a blessed night, if Allah wills, and we ask Allah to grant us from its goodness what leads to the forgiveness of sins and transgressions. As for what we can do now, we can address some of the questions we have with us, and we will discuss the categories of those entitled to zakah in an upcoming lesson, if Allah wills.
and in the freeing of slaves
وفي الرقابThe first is a Muslim captive among the disbelievers. The disbelievers say, "We will not release him except for a financial ransom." In this case, we ransom him from the zakah.
The second is a slave belonging to his master whom we purchased from the zakah and then freed.
The third is a slave under a contract of manumission, whom we support in his contract until he becomes free. Who is the slave under a contract of manumission? The slave under a contract of manumission is one who purchased himself from his master. If he purchased himself from his master with money, he is a slave who does not have the money, but the money is deferred, and we give him what supports him. We give him what supports him in his contract.
This incident that occurred, I hope, will not happen again, and this serves as a lesson for us in the future. If such a malfunction occurs, we will stop the class; there is no need to trample on people's necks or harm them. I repeat my hope a second time that such an incident does not occur, and that our brothers who were harmed by their brothers may forgive us. We are in a blessed night, if Allah wills, and we ask Allah to grant us from its goodness what leads to the forgiveness of sins and transgressions. As for what we can do now, we can address some of the questions we have with us, and we will discuss the categories of those entitled to zakah in an upcoming lesson, if Allah wills.