Enslavement Of Persians Vs. Quranic Abolition: History Or Religion?
No free men were enslaved by the prophet and his companions. They were set free after they paid their ransom or in exchange for prisoners. Only the slaves of enemies were taken and distributed among the Muslims. The slaves were allowed to make a pact with their masters to get free. That is called Mukatabat. And the society was supposed to help them from the zakat fund. A special category was introduced in the Zakat fund, i.e., Riqaab, which means to set the slaves free from the zakat fund.