Thursday 30 August 2012

Um al Walad (Mother of the Child)

Um al Walad (Mother of the Child):

If a female slave had a child [boy or girl] from the master, she is then honored with the title; “Um al Walad” (mother of the child), and she is then freed after the death of her Owner and provider.

(i.e. Mariyya al Qibtiyya became free at the death of Allah’s Messenger because she had a son called Ibraheem from Prophet Muhammad [peace be upon him]


If she does not have a child, then she does not be freed, and still remains a slave in the family. However, she could find another means of freeing herself; See: Means of Freedom.

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