حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ فَرْقَدٍ السَّبَخِيِّ عَنْ مُرَّةَ الطَّيِّبِ عَنْ أَبِي بَکْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ سَيِّئُ الْمَلَکَةِ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَيْسَ أَخْبَرْتَنَا أَنَّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةَ أَکْثَرُ الْأُمَمِ مَمْلُوکِينَ وَيَتَامَی قَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَکْرِمُوهُمْ کَکَرَامَةِ أَوْلَادِکُمْ وَأَطْعِمُوهُمْ مِمَّا تَأْکُلُونَ قَالُوا فَمَا يَنْفَعُنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا قَالَ فَرَسٌ تَرْتَبِطُهُ تُقَاتِلُ عَلَيْهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ مَمْلُوکُکَ يَکْفِيکَ فَإِذَا صَلَّی فَهُوَ أَخُوکَ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 3691
It was narrated from Abu Bakr Siddiq that the Messenger of Allah said: "No person who mistreats his slaves will enter Paradise." They said: "0 Messenger of Allah, did you not tell us that this nation will have more slaves and orphans than any other nation?" He said: "Yes, so be as kind to them as you are to your own children, and feed them with the same food that you eat." They said: "What will benefit us in this world?" He said: A horse that is kept ready for fighting in the cause of Allah, and your slave to take care of you, and if he performs prayer, then he is your brother (in Islam)."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020