176. قال هلال بن يساف: كنّا نبيع الكتّان في دار سويد بن مقرّن. فخرجت جارية فكلّمت رجلاً من القوم، فلطمها ذلك الرجل. فقال له سويد بن مقرّن: أَلطمتَ وجهها؟ لقد كنّا سبعةً وما لنا إلا خادمٌ واحدة، فلطمها أحدُنا، فأمرنا النبيُّ ﷺ أن نُعتقها.
176. Hilal ibn Yasaf said, "We used to sell linen in the house of Suwayd ibn Muqarrin. A slavegirl came out and said something to one of the men and that man slapped her. Suwayd ibn Muqarrin asked him, 'Did you slap her face? We were seven and we only had a single servant. Then one of us slapped her and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ordered him to set her free.'" .
177. قال ابنُ عمر: «سمعتُ النبيَّ ﷺ يقول: "كفّارةُ مَن لَطَمَ مملوكَه أو ضربَه فوقَ ما يستحقّ أنْ يُعتِقَه"».
177. Ibn 'Umar said, "I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'The expiation for someone who slaps his slave or beats him more than he deserves is to set him free.'" .
178. قال معاوية بن مقرن: «لطمتُ مولًى لي فهرب. ثم دعاني أبي فقال: أحدثك حديثًا: كنا نحن بنو مقرن سبعة، وكان لنا خادم واحد، فلطمها أحدُنا، فذُكر ذلك لرسول الله ﷺ، فقال: "مروهم بعتقها". فقيل له ﷺ: إنها ليس لهم خادمٌ غيرها. فقال: "فليستخدموها، فإذا استغنَوا عنها فليخلّوا سبيلها"».
178. Mu'awiya ibn Muqarrin said, "I slapped a mawla of mine and he fled. Then my father called me and said, 'I will tell you a story. We, the sons of Muqarrin, were seven, and we had one servant. Then one of us slapped her and that was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He said, 'Order them to set her free.' The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was told. 'She is the only servant they have.' He said, 'Then let them hire her and when they no longer need her, let her go on her way.'" .
179. قال شعبة: حدّثني محمد بن المنكدر قال لي: «ما اسمك؟» فقلتُ: شعبة. فقال: حدّثني أبو شعبة أنّ سويد بن مقرّن المزني رأى رجلًا يضرب غلامًا له، فقال: أما علمتَ أنّ الوجه محرّم؟ لقد كنّا في زمن رسول الله ﷺ سبعة إخوة، وما كان لنا إلّا خادمٌ واحد، فلطمه أحدُنا، فأمرنا رسول الله ﷺ أن نعتقه.
179. Shu'ba said, "Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir said to me, 'What is your name?' I replied, 'Shu'ba.' He said, 'Abu Shu'ba related to me that when Suwayd ibn Muqarrin al-Muzani saw a man strike his slave, he said. 'Do you not know that the face is forbidden? In the time of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, we were seven brothers and we only had one servant. Then one of us slapped him (sic.) and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, commanded that we set him free.'" .
180. قال أبو عمر زاذان: كنا مع ابن عمر، فدعا غلامًا له قد ضربه، فكشف عن ظهره، فقال: «أيؤلمك؟» قال: لا. قال: فأعتقه. ثم أخذ عودًا من الأرض، ثم قال: «ما لي فيه من الأجر ما يساوي هذا العود». قلت: يا أبا عبد الرحمن، لم تقول هذا؟ قال: سمعت رسول الله ﷺ يقول: «كفارة من ضرب غلامًا له حدًّا أو لطمه، أن يعتقه».
180. Abu 'Umar Zadhan said, "We were with Ibn 'Umar when he summoned a slave of his whom he had beaten and he uncovered his back. 'Does it hurt?' he asked. 'No,' he replied. Then he set him free. He picked up a stick from the ground and then said, 'I do not have a reward (for him) worth as much as this stick.' I asked, 'Abu 'Abdu'r-Rahman, why do you say this?' He replied, 'I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "The expiation of someone who beats a slave more than he deserves or slaps his face is that he must set him free."'"