Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce Chapter: Separation of Slaves from their Relatives (Is Not Permissible) 1- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَ٠َاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُ٠ُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَ٠ِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) يَقُولُ أُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) بِسَبْيٍ ٠َّا بَلَغُوا الْجُحْفَةَ نَفِدَتْ نَفَقَاتُهُ٠ْ فَبَاعُوا جَارِيَةً ٠ِنَ السَّبْيِ كَانَتْ أُ٠ُوا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) سَ٠ِعَ بُكَاءَهَا فَقَالَ ٠َا هَذِهِ الْبُكَاءُ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ احْتَجْنَا إِلَى نَفَقَةٍ فَبِعْنَا ابْنَتَهَا فَبَعَثَ بِثَ٠َنِهَا فَأُتِيَ بِهَا وَقَالَ بِيعُوهُ٠1.

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ‘Isma’il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘Once captives were brought to the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, from Yemen.

When they arrived at al-Juhfah, their supplies depleted and they sold one girl from the captives whose mother was with them. When they came to the Holy Prophet, he heard her crying and he asked, ‘What for is this crying?’ They replied, ‘O Messenger of Allah, our supplies depleted, so we sold her daughter.’ He (the Messenger of Allah) sent what was paid for her and brought her back.

He (the Messenger of Allah) said, ‘You must sell them together or keep them together.’” حسن كالصحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (19/251))