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The Prophet (ﷺ) 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.’ ”

Amongst the captives was Safiya. First she was given to Dihya Al-Kalbi and then to the Prophet.

that while he was sitting with Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) he said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! We get female captives as
our share of booty, and we are interested in their prices, what is your opinion about coitus interrupt
us?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Do you really do that? It is better for you not to do it. No soul that which
Allah has destined to exist, but will surely come into existence.

The Prophet (ﷺ) sold a Mudabbar (on behalf of his master who was still living and in need of money).

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “While three persons were walking, rain began to fall and they had to enter a cave in
a mountain. A big rock rolled over and blocked the mouth of the cave. They said to each other,
‘Invoke Allah with the best deed you have performed (so Allah might remove the rock)’. One of them
said, ‘O Allah! My parents were old and I used to go out for grazing (my animals). On my return I
would milk (the animals) and take the milk in a vessel to my parents to drink. After they had drunk
from it, I would give it to my children, family and wife. One day I was delayed and on my return I
found my parents sleeping, and I disliked to wake them up. The children were crying at my feet
(because of hunger). That state of affairs continued till it was dawn. O Allah! If You regard that I did
it for Your sake, then please remove this rock so that we may see the sky.’ So, the rock was moved a
bit.
The second said, ‘O Allah! You know that I was in love with a cousin of mine, like the deepest love a
man may have for a woman, and she told me that I would not get my desire fulfilled unless I paid her
one-hundred Dinars (gold pieces). So, I struggled for it till I gathered the desired amount, and when I
sat in between her legs, she told me to be afraid of Allah, and asked me not to deflower her except
rightfully (by marriage). So, I got up and left her. O Allah! If You regard that I did if for Your sake,
kindly remove this rock.’ So, two-thirds of the rock was removed. Then the third man said, ‘O Allah!
No doubt You know that once I employed a worker for one Faraq (three Sa’s) of millet, and when I
wanted to pay him, he refused to take it, so I sowed it and from its yield I bought cows and a
shepherd. After a time that man came and demanded his money. I said to him: Go to those cows and
the shepherd and take them for they are for you. He asked me whether I was joking with him. I told
him that I was not joking with him, and all that belonged to him. O Allah! If You regard that I did it
sincerely for Your sake, then please remove the rock.’ So, the rock was removed completely from the
mouth of the cave.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) sold a Mudabbar.

We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) when a tall pagan with long matted unkempt hair came driving his sheep.
The Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, “Are those sheep for sale or for gifts?” The pagan replied, “They are for sale.”
The Prophet (ﷺ) bought one sheep from him.

that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) was asked about an unmarried slave-girl who committed illegal sexual
intercourse. They heard him saying, “Flog her, and if she commits illegal sexual intercourse after that,
flog her again, and on the third (or the fourth) offense, sell her.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The Prophet (ﷺ) Abraham emigrated with Sarah and entered a village where there was
a king or a tyrant. (The king) was told that Abraham had entered (the village) accompanied by a
woman who was one of the most charming women. So, the king sent for Abraham and asked, ‘O
Abraham! Who is this lady accompanying you?’ Abraham replied, ‘She is my sister (i.e. in religion).’
Then Abraham returned to her and said, ‘Do not contradict my statement, for I have informed them
that you are my sister. By Allah, there are no true believers on this land except you and 1.’ Then
Abraham sent her to the king. When the king got to her, she got up and performed ablution, prayed
and said, ‘O Allah! If I have believed in You and Your Apostle, and have saved my private parts from
everybody except my husband, then please do not let this pagan overpower me.’ On that the king fell
in a mood of agitation and started moving his legs. Seeing the condition of the king, Sarah said, ‘O
Allah! If he should die, the people will say that I have killed him.’ The king regained his power, and
proceeded towards her but she got up again and performed ablution, prayed and said, ‘O Allah! If I
have believed in You and Your Apostle and have kept my private parts safe from all except my
husband, then please do not let this pagan overpower me.’ The king again fell in a mood of agitation
and started moving his legs. On seeing that state of the king, Sarah said, ‘O Allah! If he should die, the
people will say that I have killed him.’ The king got either two or three attacks, and after recovering
from the last attack he said, ‘By Allah! You have sent a satan to me. Take her to Abraham and give her
Ajar.’ So she came back to Abraham and said, ‘Allah humiliated the pagan and gave us a slave-girl for
service.”

I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, “If a slave-girl of yours commits illegal sexual intercourse and her illegal
sexual intercourse is proved, she should be lashed, and after that nobody should blame her, and if she
commits illegal sexual intercourse the second time, she should be lashed and nobody should blame her
after that, and if she does the offense for the third time and her illegal sexual intercourse is proved, she
should be sold even for a hair rope.”