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Authentic hadithUpdated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM
📖 1 min readعن المعرور بن سويد، قال: رأيت أبا ذر رضي الله عنه وعليه حلة وعلى غلامه مثلها، فسألته عن ذلك، فذكر أنه قد سابَّ رجلا ًعلى عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فَعَيَّره بأمه، فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : «إنك امْرُؤٌ فيك جاهلية هم إِخْوَانُكُمْ وخَوَلُكُمْ جعلهم الله تحت أيديكم، فمن كان أخوه تحت يده، فليُطعمه مما يأكل، وليُلْبِسْهُ مما يلبس، ولا تُكَلِّفُوهُمْ مَا يَغْلِبُهُمْ، فَإِنْ كَلَّفْتُمُوهُمْ فَأَعِينُوهُمْ ».
This Hadīth indicates an encouragement to deal with servants and slaves in a good manner especially in terms of their clothing and food. It also advises Muslims to not overburden them with difficult tasks that go beyond their capacity unless you were to help them accomplish these tasks. The Hadīth also indicates a severe threat for those who demean, humiliate and insult servants and slaves in any way because they are our brothers in Islam.
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