1 The Virtues of Surah Al-Ma'idah; When It was Revealed Surah to ...

Al-Hasan, Abu Jafar Al-Baqir, Ata, Tawus, Ibrahim An-
Nakhai, Hammad bin Abi Sulayman and Abu Malik said
that;
it means (giving each of the ten poor persons) a
garment each.
Allah's statement,
or free a slave,
refers to freeing a believing slave.
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أَوْ‏ تَحْرِیرُ‏ رَقَبَةٍ‏ ...
In the Muwatta of Malik, the Musnad of Ash-Shafii and
the Sahih of Muslim, a lengthy Hadith was recorded
that;
Umar bin Al-Hakam As-Sulami said that he once
had to free a slave (as atonement) and he
brought a black slave girl before the Messenger of
Allah, who asked her;
Where is Allah
She said, "Above the heavens.''
He said,
Who am I
She said, "The Messenger of Allah.''
He said,
Free her, for she is a believer.
أَیْنَ‏ االلهُ‏ ؟
مَنْ‏ أَنَا ؟
أَعْتِقْهَا فَإِن َّهَا مُؤْمِنَة
There are three types of expiation for breaking
deliberate oaths, and whichever one chooses, it
will suffice, according to the consensus (of the
scholars).
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