On Nov 29, 9:21=A0am, Steve Cleary <
steve.cle...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:22:39 CST, sam1528 <
sam1...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >a'kum wrbwb ,
>
> >I am wondering if anybody here can help me out. I am going thru the
> >issue of slavery in islam and came across the following hadith :
> >'..There are three whose opponent I will be on the Day of
> >Resurrection, and whomever I oppose, I will defeat =3D85 A man who sold =
a
> >free man and consumed his price.
>
> In that case, there are going to be an awful lot of people, especially
> Muhammed, who are going to find it difficult. Muhammed was a slave
> keeper and trader par excellence. I wonder how Muslims deal with this
> fact, if they believe him to be the best possible example of a human
> being? Anyone care to answer, quoting the Qu'ran and Hadith in
> response?
>
> Steve Cleary
Can you tell me how many slaves Prophet Muhammad(saw) kept without
manumission? When did Prophet Muhammad(saw) became a slave trader?
To follow Prophet Muhammad(saw) being the best example is to free
slaves :
Quran24:33 '..And those who seek a contract [for eventual
emancipation]
from among whom your right hands possess - then
make a
contract with them if you know there is within
them goodness
and give them from the wealth of Allah which He
has given
you..' (Sahih International)
There is a whole chapter for manumission of slaves in Sahih Bukhari :
http://www.cmje.org/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/046-sbt.php
What is exactly your objective? Trying to prove that Islam is false
with your
claim that Prophet Muhammad(saw) was a slaver keeper and trader? Then
you are twisting facts. Not that I mind you asking but you need to be
objective
with facts.
A'kum wrwb bros ,
I finally manage to locate the said hadith :
Volume 3, Book 34, Number 430:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Allah says, 'I will be against three persons on
the Day of Resurrection:
1. One who makes a covenant in My Name, but he proves treacherous.
2. One who sells a free person (as a slave) and eats the price,
3. And one who employs a laborer and gets the full work done by
him but does not pay him his wages.' "
http://www.cmje.org/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/034-sbt.php