What Does the Islamic Tradition Say About Slavery? Khaled Abou El Fadl

[@shahanaparveen2413]

you have saved so much faith with the will of Allah, you will be rewarded InShaAllah hereafter. I will keep you in my prayers 🤍

[@sarahy.274]

I had emailed you about this question earlier this year, so glad to see a video on this! I also like this style of video where it is short and addresses a single topic :)

[@TheUsuliInstitute]

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[@Ryan-iw2rg]

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[@syedsharjeelaskari2161]

Very good analysis. May Allah bless you

[@MrResearcher122]

The subject sounds tortuous. Professor El-Fadl, however, knows context and text seldom meet, but in regards to Slavery in Islamic lands it's not as if we are jumping into a twilight zone where guess work is filling the gaps. Slavery was abolished in Saudi in the 60s, and there are former slaves-and some eunuchs- still living Mecca and Madina. Existence of eunuchs perhaps tells us enough about how far the context deviated from the text.

[@jabarbnar]

Dr. Jonathan Brown's book on this subject is a good one, but of course, has its negatives. looks like Dr. Khaled is not happy with it. I would love to see a book by Dr. Khaled on slavery.

[@HeyIntegrity]

What did he say about it? What are the negatives.

[@nk7274]

Or perhaps a detailed book review on Dr. Brown's book

[@belzeri6518]

Assalam walaikum, Can sheikh Khaled Abou El Fadl please write a book on slavery in Islam ?

[@hanifahizabella7480]

Assalam Aleykum Professor , May you please provide me with source that regardless if its female or male born the slave will receive freedom .JazakaAllah Khairn

[@rashiq9154]

Is that last line an indirect punch to Dr. Jonathan Brown?

[@HeyIntegrity]

I don't think so. He said historian that just doesn't earn or spite the western audiences. Brown definitely didn't do that. historians generally take neutral stancss. I have not read the book yet but has brown not mentioned the narrations of freeing slaves?

[@dearrationals]

My question is, what does "marriage with a slave" mean? There is such a thing as marital rpe too and a marriage of contract cannot happen without consent. Otherwise it's forced marriage AND rpe. Does the "slave" have full right to reject marriage and "buy" their freedom?

[@dearrationals]

I also don't understand that last part, why would a female slave even think she could have sexual relations with her captor?

[@lifechoices6643]

Sir you will be rewarded in hereafter but maybe not in this life.here you will be ignored