Questions about slavery in Islam.
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Separation between mother and children in slavery
I read that in slavery you can not separate mother from children. Is it true and please provide reference.
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Why Maria al-Qibtiyya(r.a) is considered as a slave?
I know those who claim Maria al-Qibtiyya(r.a) was slave believe she later became free after giving birth to prophet's(s.a) son
But my question is, was she slave before giving birth to prophet's son. Prior to Islam there were many sources of slave…
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Can a master sell his slave after having intercourse with her?
As far as I understand, when a concubine gives birth to her master's child, her status would be "mother of the child" (umm al-walad) and she can't be sold anymore.
My question: Can a master sell his slave after having intercourse with her and she…
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Some questions about slavery in Islam
Could masters force a female slave to have sex with them if they did not want to?
Could a master forcefully marry his slave?
What is the legal status of a child between a slave and her master?
Is a master obligated to write a contract of…
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Why wasn't slavery made forbidden just like alcohol was eventually made forbidden?
I know that Muhammad encouraged the freeing of slaves throughout his lifetime, but I'm wondering why it wasn't eventually made forbidden to own slaves, like for example how alcohol was made forbidden?
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Why is Maria al-Qibtiyya considered a slave?
Please give a response to this as I can not find an answer anywhere.
Was Maria al-Qibtiyya a slave before giving birth to prophet's son? Prior to Islam there were many sources of slavery but after Islam the only source of slavery is captives…
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Did Hadrat Muhammad (SAW) have a slave or not?
It was narrated from Anas, that the Messenger of Allah had a female slave with whom he had intercourse, but 'Aishah and Hafsah would not leave him alone until he said that she was forbidden for him. Then Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, revealed:
"O…
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Owning slaves today
Assalamu alaikum,
In the course of my readings, I have often wondered whether, nowadays, there are still areas of the Muslim world (whether in the Gulf or the Maghreb etc) where people still actually own Shar'i slaves unofficially, and also whether…
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Why can not a woman have relations with her slave?
I have been studying slavery in Islam, I have a question on rights of woman master with her slave, if a man can have sex with his slave why a woman cannot have with her slave?
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Forcing a slave to be compliant
Slavery is acknowledged as lawful in fiqh. However, there seem to be certain limits of what the owner can do to his slave. I haven't seen a description of what the legal rights of an owner over his slaves (apart from possibly a right of the owner to…
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Can Muslims have sex with female slaves (Kaniz in Persian)?
There is a recent news about Islamic scholar Zakir Naik, who said Muslims can have sex with female slaves (Kaniz in Persian). Based on my current knowledge, I do not think there is a verse in the Quran that allows Muslims to even have slaves, let…
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Was slavery in islamic times different from how it was practiced by ISIS?
The practice of slavery was re-instituted by ISIS upon their capture of yazidi women in iraq. These women suffered immensely and were traumatized from capture, sale and coercive sex with their captors as it was known from their own testimonies.…
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