Narration Of Sahabi Suwaybit And Nuayman Degrading And Making Fun Of Slaves
I just wanted to confirm about authenticity of a supposed ” Sahih Bukhari ” Hadith, where a “Humourous” Sahabi SELLS his friend off as a slave, to nearby travellers, as a joke. This hadith goes on to describing how this friend was dragged away, as if he was not worth anything. They then rescued him later when they explained the situation to the prophet PBUH, who ALSO found this event funny! This means that Muslims were ok with treating their slaves like they did not have value, and could be sold just like that. They thought it was funny to have slaves dragged by their ” owners ” as if they were not meant anything. Could you please inform of this hadith/ narration’s authenticity? Muslims did not go around BUYING slaves from one another, all whilst the slave was trying to earn his freedom, right? The only time there was a payment, was from the SLAVE themselves, for their FREEDOM, right?
First of all, please understand that Islam has been given to us by Prophet Muhammad SAW in the form of the Quran and the Sunnah . Hadith narrations are historical events related by other people, and while there’s a lot that can be learned from them, they must be understood in the light of the Quran and the Sunnah. In other words, they’re not an independent source of Islam. The second thing that must be appreciated is that hadith narrations are generally missing the context of any given event. When all narrations about a particular event are investigated together, sometimes we can piece together the context. Regardless, they still must be understood in the light of the Quran and the Sunnah because these are events narrated by others and have a lot room for intended as well as unintended corruption. Lastly, there are lots of narrations that relate events that have nothing to do with Islam. I don’t recall ever seeing the narration that you shared above, but even if it’s true, the most that can be concluded from it is that someone just played a practical joke on his friend. Also, please note that according to the Code of Conduct of Ask Ghamidi, people are required to cite proper references when quoting the Quran, Hadith, or anything else said or written by anyone.