Islam tolerates slavery ?

[saffanah]

There is a misconception among people who do not understand the teaching of Islam. Some people say that Islam tolerates slavery.Now, we will try to clear up this misconception that is prevalent about Islam.

As for slavery, Islam is unique among the `religions' in its close attention to the peaceful removal of this practice. Before the advent of Islam, slavery was widespread all over the world. The Messenger of Islam taught us that freeing slaves was a great deed in the sight of Allah. From the Sunnah, specifically in the study of the Sunnah called Sahih Bukhari, we find:

[3:46:693] Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever frees a Muslim slave, Allah will save all the parts of his body from the (Hell) Fire as he has freed the body-parts of the slave." Said bin Marjana said that he narrated that Hadith to `Ali bin Al-Husain and he freed his slave for whom `Abdullah bin Ja'far had offered him ten thousand Dirhams or one-thousand Dinars.

Also from the Sunnah, specifically in the study of the Sunnah called Malik's Muwatta, we find:
[38:9:15] Narrated Aisha Ummul Mu'minin: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was asked what was the most excellent kind of slave to free. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, answered, "The most expensive and the most valuable to his master."

The Creator has also made it easy for slaves to gain their freedom. From the Sunnah, specifically in the study of the Sunnah called Sahih Bukhari, we find:
[3:46:704] Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever frees his portion of a common slave should free the slave completely by paying the rest of his price from his money if he has enough money; otherwise the price of the slave is to be estimated and the slave is to be helped to work without hardship till he pays the rest of his price."

The condition of slavery is very different in Islam than the harsh conditions imposed by non-Muslims or disobedient Muslims. From the Sunnah, specifically in the study of the Sunnah called Sunan Abu-Dawud, we find:
[41:4957] Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (saw) said: None of you must say: "My slave" (abdi) and "My slave-woman" (amati), and a slave must not say: "My lord" (rabbi or rabbati). The master (of a slave) should say: "My young man" (fataya) and "My young woman" (fatati), and a slave should say "My master" (sayyidi) and "My mistress" (sayyidati), for you are all (Allah's) slave and the Lord is Allah, Most High.

Also from the Sunnah, specifically in the study of the Sunnah called Sahih Bukhari, we find:
[3:46:721] Narrated Al-Ma'rur bin Suwaid: I saw Abu Dhar Al-Ghifari wearing a cloak, and his slave, too, was wearing a cloak. We asked him about that (i.e. how both were wearing similar cloaks). He replied, "Once I abused a man and he complained of me to the Prophet. The Prophet asked me, `Did you abuse him by slighting his mother?' He added, `Your slaves are your brethren upon whom Allah has given you authority. So, if one has one's brethren under one's control, one should feed them with the like of what one eats and clothe them with the like of what one wears. You should not overburden them with what they cannot bear, and if you do so, help them (in their hard job)."

As a result of the teachings of Islam, slavery was almost completely eradicated from many areas of the Muslim world, peacefully and without bloodshed.

 

[nori suja'i]

Alhamdooleellah, wa'shookreellah Islam exist in this world - for Allah all His servants are the same, no status and no high or low standard in society accept the ones that 'taqwa'.

 

[butterflymuslima]

Scary thought!

Someone explained to me, a long time ago, that we are slaves to debt?! If you have credit cards and loans with high interest you are in fact a slave to the company who gave you these loans! What do you work for? To pay back this high interest that will take years. Yes, you are a slave!

 

[abu'muhammad]

:salam2:

JazakAllah khair

 

[TheHumbleWun]

Someone explained to me, a long time ago, that we are slaves to debt?! If you have credit cards and loans with high interest you are in fact a slave to the company who gave you these loans! What do you work for? To pay back this high interest that will take years. Yes, you are a slave!

Salaam,

Debt is slavery indeed in a fiat currency system. The role of the International Monetary Fund & Worldbank is to issue debt to developing & helpless countries. These countries in return have to pay back these kuffar organization with interest. Not only can individuals be held as slaves but so can countries & their government. This makes the provider of the money monopolize their currency & suppress competition by keeping others enslaved. This is why Allah swt says to stay away from riba (interest).

This is why Pakistan is currently hesitating whether to accept funds from the IMF. This in return increases the demand for the dollar, since it's not backed by nothing (of value & printing it out of thin air) except by faith & credit.

 

[TheHumbleWun]

Salaam,

Furthermore, the ruinous influence of these two loan sharks & globalization thugs (IMF and WorldBank) can be instantly assessed by looking at the economic calamities they caused in Argentina (1999-2002), as well as in Thailand, South Korea and Indonesia during the 1997 Asian currency crisis. Likewise, every nation in Africa that has chosen to take on their monetary yoke has only misery and war and financial oppression to show for it.

They start their relative unequivocal wars by bombarding and destroying a country, it's economy & infrastructure then out of the crevices these two loan sharks tries to pressure the country into taking loans with compound interest. Thus, owning the country & making themselves be in control of their banks, trade, currency, trade barriers, embargo parameters, competition, institutions, and even their government. You can see the suffering & ill effects the IMF & WorldBank is trying to cause with interest based loans.