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Riyad as-Salihin 324

Allah be pleased with her) had set free a slave-girl without the Prophet’s permission. When her turn came (the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to visit his wives in turns), she made…

Maymunah bint al-Harithnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih by agreed upon
2names in the chain
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وعن أم المؤمنين ميمونة بنت الحارث رضي الله عنها

أنها أعتقت وليدة ولم تستأذن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فلما كان يومها الذي يدور عليها فيه، قالت: أشعرت يا رسول الله أني أعتقت وليدتي؟ قال: «أو فعلت؟ «قالت: نعم. قال: «أما إنك لو أعطيتها أخوالك كان أعظم لأجرك»

Allah be pleased with her) had set free a slave-girl without the Prophet’s permission. When her turn came (the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to visit his wives in turns), she made mention of that to him saying, “Did you know I have set slave-girl free?” He said, “Have you, indeed?” She replied, “Yes”. He (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) then remarked, “Had you given her to your maternal uncles, you would have your reward increased”.

Riyad as-Salihin 324, Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, Hadith 324. 1 min read

What it means

In this Hadīth, Maymūnah bint al-Hārith (may Allah be pleased with her) freed a slave-girl of hers, because of her knowledge of the virtue of freeing slaves for the sake of Allah. She did this without informing or consulting the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him). When it was the day when the Prophet would stay at her house overnight, she told him what she had done.

He did not blame her for freeing the slave without first consulting him, but he only informed her that had she given that girl to her maternal uncles, she would have received a greater reward. In other words, he approved of and praised what she did, but told her that had she given it to her uncles from Banu Hilāl, it would have been better and she would have earned a greater reward due to the virtue of giving charity to one's relatives and maintaining good ties with them.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam an-Nawawi back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam an-NawawiCompiler, died 676 AH
  2. 2Maymunah bint al-HarithFrom, Companion, died 49 AH

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