Encouraging freedom
فَلَا ٱقۡتَحَمَ ٱلۡعَقَبَةَ وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡعَقَبَةُ فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍSi seulement il s’engageait dans la voie, si difficile, de son salut ! Mais qui pourrait t’indiquer en quoi consiste cette voie si ardue ? A affranchir un esclave,
Islam made freeing a slave the expiation for accidental killing, for zihar, for breaking an oath and for deliberately breaking the Ramadan fast. It encouraged contracts of manumission and told believers to help the one buying his freedom.
Treatment
إِخْوَانُكُمْ خَوَلُكُمْ، جَعَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ تَحْتَ أَيْدِيكُمْ، فَأَطْعِمُوهُمْ مِمَّا تَأْكُلُونَ، وَأَلْبِسُوهُمْ مِمَّا تَلْبَسُونَThey are your brothers, whom Allah has placed under your authority. So feed them from what you eat and clothe them from what you wear.
Bilal ibn Rabah, Zayd ibn Harithah and Usamah ibn Zayd were freed slaves who reached high standing in the Muslim community.
Questions fréquentes
Is slavery permitted today?
No. It has been abolished in Muslim countries, and Muslim scholars hold that what is called human trafficking today is forbidden.
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