In The Name Of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful

Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu

 

All Are Allah’s Slaves

 

2:186. And when My slaves ask you (O Muhammad SAW) concerning Me, then (answer them), I am indeed near (to them by My Knowledge). I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he calls on Me (without any mediator or intercessor). So let them obey Me and believe in Me, so that they may be led aright.

 

37:160. Except the slaves of Allâh, whom He choses (for His Mercy i.e. true believers of Islâmic Monotheism who do not attribute false things unto Allâh).

 

 Sunan of Abu-DawoodHadith 4957          Narrated byAbuHurayrah

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: None of you must say: "My slave" (abdi) and "My slave-woman" (amati), and a slave must not say: "My lord" (rabbi or rabbati). The master (of a slave) should say: "My young man" (fataya) and "My young woman" (fatati), and a slave should say "My master" (sayyidi) and "My mistress" (sayyidati), for you are all (Allah's slave and the Lord is Allah, Most High.

 

*Note:1.All are Allah’s slaves[slave of Allah]

Note:2.none must say my slave,my slave woman

Note:3 A slave can say “my Master”

 

Using The Title “Master” To Address Is Permitted

 Al-Muwatta Hadith Hadith 9.61  Waiting for The Prayer and Walking to It

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'nNadr, the mawla of Umar ibn Ubaydullah, that Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman asked him, "Didn't I see your master sit down before praying after he had entered the mosque?"

Abu'n-Nadr said, "By that he meant Umar ibn Ubaydullah, and he was finding fault with him for sitting down before praying after he had come into the mosque."Yahya said that Malik said, "It is good to do that but not obligatory."

 

Sunan of Abu-DawoodHadith 4756           Narrated byAnas ibn Malik

I served the Prophet  (peace be upon him) at Medina for ten years. I was a boy. Every work that I did was not according to the desire of my master, but he never said to me: Fie, nor did he say to me: Why did you do this? or Why did you not do this?

 

 Sahih Muslim HadithHadith 4100             Narrated byAbuHurayrah

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: When a slave fulfils obligation of Allah and obligation of his master, there is dual reward for him.  I narrated this to Ka'b, and Ka'b said: (Such a slave) has not accountability, nor has a poor believer.

 

Master Of Every Believer

“It is narrated by ‘Umar (رضي الله عنه) that two Bedouins came to him disputing with each other. He said to ‘Alī (رضي الله عنه): O Abū Hasan: decide between these two. So he decided between them (and settled their dispute). One of them said: Is he the only one left to decide between us? (At this) ‘Umar (رضي الله عنه) moved towards him and caught him by his collar and said: May you be dead! Do you know who he is? He is my master and the master of every believer (and) one who does not acknowledge him as his master is not a believer.”

 

Muhib Tabarī has narrated this tradition in Dhakhā’ir-ul-‘uqbā fī manāqib dhaw-il-qurbā (p.126), and says that Ibn Sammān has mentioned it in his book al-Muwafaqah. He also narrated it in ar-Riyād-un-nadrah fī manāqib-il-‘ashrah (3:128).

 

Also….

‘Umar once said of Bilal: ‘Bilal is our master, and was emancipated by our master Abu Bakr.’ I. Hajar, al-Isaba, 1.165.

 

‘Ali as his master

"Shu‘bah relates it from Salmah bin Kuhayl: I heard it from Abu Tufayl that Abu Sarihah  — or Zayd bin Arqam (Shu‘bah has doubts about the narrator) — relates that the Prophet said: One who has me as his master has ‘Ali as his master.

“Shu‘bah has related the tradition from Maymum Abu ‘Abdullah, who related it on the authority of Zayd bin Arqam   and he has related it from the Holy Prophet 

Tirmidhi has declared it fair, sound and weak (hasan sahih gharib) in al-Jami‘us-sahih, b. of manaqib (merits) 6:79 (#3713), and Shu‘bh, in the manner of Maymun Abu ‘Abdullah, has also related it on the authority of Zayd bin Arqam . Ahmad bin Hambal narrated it in Fada’il-us-sahabah (2:569 # 959); Mahamili, Amali (p.85); Tabarani, al-Mu‘jam-ul-kabir (5:195, 204 # 5071, 5096); Ibn Abi ‘Asim, as-Sunnah (pp.603, 604 # 1361, 1363, 1364, 1367, 1370); Nawawi, Tahdhib-ul-asma’ wal-lughat (p.318); Ibn ‘Asakir, Tarikh Dimashq al-kabir (45:163, 164); Ibn Athir, Asad-ul-ghabah fi ma‘rifat-is-sahabah (6:132); Ibn Kathir, al-Bidayah wan-nihayah (5:463); and ‘Asqalani in Ta‘jil-ul-manfa‘ah (p.464 # 1222).

 

 

“It is related by Sa‘d bin Abi Waqas : I heard Allah’s Messenger  say: One who has me as his master has ‘Ali as his master. And I heard him say (to ‘Ali : You are in my place as Harun was in Musa’s place, but there is no prophet after me. And I also heard him say (on the occasion of the battle of Khaybar): Today I shall bestow the flag on the person who loves Allah and His Messenger .”

Ibn Majah transmitted this sahih (sound) hadith in the preface (al-muqaddimah) to his Sunan (1:90 # 121); Ibn Abi ‘Asim, as-Sunnah (p.608 # 1386); Mizzi, Tuhfat-ul-ashraf bi-ma‘rifat-il-atraf (3:203 # 3901); and Nasa’i reproduced it with slightly different words in Khasa’is amir-il-mu’minim ‘Ali bin Abi Talib (pp. 32,33 #91).

 

 

“Bara’ bin ‘Azib narrates: We performed hajj with Allah’s Messenger . On the way he stayed at a place and commanded us (to establish) the prayer in congregation. After this, he held ‘Ali’s hand, and said: Am I not nearer than the lives of the believers? They replied: Why not! He said: Am I not nearer than the life of every believer? They replied: Why not! He said: One who has me as his master has this (‘Ali) as his guardian. O Allah! Befriend the one who befriends him and be the enemy of one who is his enemy.”  

 

Ibn Majah narrated this sound hadith (tradition) in preface (al-muqaddimah) to his Sunan (1:88 # 116); Ibn Kathir, al-Bidayah wan-nihayah (4:168); Hindi, Kanz-ul-‘ummal (11:602 # 32904); Ibn ‘Asakir, Tarikh Dimashq al-kabir (45:167, 168); and Ibn ‘Abi ‘Asim briefly mentioned in as-Sunnah (p.603 # 1362).

 

 

Using The Title “Slave” In General Is Permitted

 Sahih Muslim HadithHadith 131  Narrated byJarir ibn Abdullah

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: When the slave runs away from his master, his prayer is not accepted.

 

Slave Of  The Messenger Of Allah

The Book of Faith (Kitab Al-Iman)  Muslim :: Book 1 : Hadith 210

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira: We went to Khaibar along with the Apostle (may peace be upon him) and Allah granted us victory. We plundered neither gold nor silver but laid our hands on goods, corn and clothes, and then bent our stops to a valley; along with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) there was a slave who was presented to him by one Rifa'a b. Zaid of the family of Judham, a tribe of Dubayb. When we got down into the valley the slave of the Messenger of Allah stood up and began to unpack the saddle-bag and was suddenly struck by a (stray) arrow which proved fatal. We said: There is a greeting for him, Messenger of Allah, as he is a martyr. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) remarked: Nay, not so. By Him in Whose hand is the life of Muhammad, the small garment which he stole from the booty on the day of Khaibar but which did not (legitimately) fall to his lot is burning like the Fire (of Hell) on him. The people were greatly perturbed (on hearing this). A person came there with a lace or two laces and said: Messenger of Allah, I found (them) on the day of Khaibar. He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: This is a lace of fire or two laces of fire.

 

*Note:If a person is really a slave ,then he or she can be addressed as “Slave of so and so”……Like the actual slave of Messenger of Allah can be addressed as such.

 

 

Saying”the freed slave of Ibn 'Abbas” is permitted

The Book of Prayers (Kitab Al-Salat)  Muslim :: Book 4 : Hadith 1672

Kuraib, the freed slave of Ibn 'Abbas, reported that Ibn 'Abbas narrated to him that he spent a night in the house of Maimuna, the mother of the believers, who was his mother's sister. I lay down across the cushion, whereas the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and his wife lay down on it length-wise. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) slept up till midnight, or a little before midnight of a little after midnight, and then got up and began to cast off the effects of sleep from his face by rubbing with his hand, and then recited the ten concluding verses of Surah 'Imran. He then stood up near a hanging water-skin and performed ablution well, and then stood up and prayed, 'Ibn 'Abbas said: I also stood up and did the same, as the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) had done, and then went to him and stood by his side. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) placed his right hand upon my head and took hold of my right ear and twistedit, and then observed a pair of rak'ahs, again a pair of rak'ahs, again a pair of rak'ahs, again a pair of rak'ahs, again a pair of rak'ahs, again a pair of rak'ahs, and then observed Witr and then lay down till the Mu'adhdhin came to him. He (the Holy Prophet) then stood up and observed two short rak'ahs, and then went out (to the mosque) and observed the dawn prayer.

*Note:If a person is really a slave ,then he or she can be addressed as “Slave of so and so”……

 

Slave-girl of Zam'a

Manumission of Slaves  Bukhari :: Book 3 :: Volume 46 :: Hadith 710 Narrated 'Aisha:

Utba bin Abi Waqqas authorized his brother Sad bin Abi Waqqas to take the son of the slave-girl of Zam'a into his custody, telling him that the boy was his own (illegal) son. When Allah's Apostle went (to Mecca) at the time of the Conquest, Sad took the son of the slavegirl of Zam'a to Allah's Apostle and also brought 'Abu bin Zam'a with him and said, "O Allah's Apostle! This is the son of my brother 'Utba who authorized me to take him into my custody." 'Abu bin Zam'a said, "O Allah's Apostle! He is my brother, the son of Zam'a' slave-girl and he was born on his bed." Allah's Apostle looked at the son of the slave-girl of Zam'a and noticed much resemblance (to 'Utba). Allah's Apostle said, "It is for you, O 'Abu bin Zam'a as he was born on the bed of your father." Allah's Apostle then told Sauda bint Zam'a to observe veil in the presence of the boy as he noticed the boy's resemblance to 'Utba and Sauda was the wife of the Prophet .

*Note:If a person is really a slave ,then he or she can be addressed as “Slave of so and so”……

 

 

Saying Abd Al[slave of]

Marriage  Malik :: Book 28 : Hadith 28.15.38

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibrahim ibn Abi Abla from Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan that he gave a slave-girl to a friend of his, and later asked him about her. He said, "I intended to give her to my son to do such-and-such with her." Abd al-Malik said, "Marwan was more scrupulous than you. He gave a slave-girl to his son, and then he said, 'Do not go near her, for I have seen her leg uncovered .' "

 

*Note:If Muslims name themselves with the name of Allah then they must prefix Abd[slave] before the name of Allah subhanawatala.

 

For example.In Abd al Malik name,Malik is the name of Allah,abd al is the prefix which means salve of.Hence its Slave of Malik.

 

Call Me Slave Of Allah

Witnesses  Bukhari :: Book 3 :: Volume 48 :: Hadith 831 Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ashari:

The Prophet heard someone praising another and exaggerating in his praise. The Prophet said, "You have ruined or cut the man's back (by praising him so much).

 

Prophets  Bukhari :: Book 4 :: Volume 55 :: Hadith 654 Narrated 'Umar:

I heard the Prophet saying, "Do not exaggerate in praising me as the Christians praised the son of Mary, for I am only a Slave. So, call me the Slave of Allah and His Apostle."

 

Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab)  Bukhari :: Book 8 :: Volume 73 :: Hadith 86 Narrated Abu Musa:

The Prophet heard a man praising another man and he was exaggerating in his praise. The Prophet said (to him). "You have destroyed (or cut) the back of the man."

 

*Note:Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him choosed to be called “slave of Allah” so muslims should also follow his path.

 

1.there is no concept of calling each other slaves unless they are or were the slaves in reality[the slaves of slavery]

2.there is no concept of calling onself slaves of prophet among sahaba even though they were the best of generation.

3.the best title is "slave of Allah",so we r slaves of Allah and rasool Allah is our master.rasool Allah himself choosed the title"slave of Allah" so follow him.loving him means doing wht he did ,not doing that which he or his sahaba never did.

 

 

Allah knows best.