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Dear Dr. Rizwan and other members at this forum, i've a misconcept regarding Zana in islam..can anybody clear my below query..
if we sleep any of the women except wife than it is called as ZANNA according to islam,, than what about " LONDIAN JO PEHLE HUMAARE AS'HAABA RAKHTE THE OR UN SE BACHE B HOTE THE UN KO'' Your prompt response in this regard shall be highly appriciated.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
Dear questioner, thank you very much for having confidence in us and we hope our efforts, which are purely for Allah's Sake, meet your expectations.
When Islam was reveled to Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), slavery was a worldwide common social phenomenon; it was much older than Islam. Slavery was deeply rooted in every society to the extent that it was impossible to imagine a civilized society without slaves.
In spite of this social fact, Islam was the first religion to recognize slavery as a social illness that needed to be addressed. Since slavery was deeply rooted in the society, Islam did not abolish it at once. Rather, Islam treated slavery in the same manner it treated other social illnesses. Islam followed the same methodology of gradual elimination in dealing with this social disease as it did with other social illnesses, for example: the prohibition of alcohol in three steps.
Concerning having slave women, we would like to let you know that it happens to be a practice necessitated by the condition in which early Muslims found themselves vis-a-vis non-Muslims, as both parties engaged in wars. Slave women or milk al-yameen are referred to in the Qur'an as "Those whom your right hand possess" or "ma malakat aymanukum"; they are those taken as captives during conquests and subsequently became slaves, or those who were descendants of slaves.
Thus, it was a war custom in the past to take men and women as captives and then turn them into slaves. Islam did not initiate it, rather, it was something in practice long ago before the advent of Islam. And when Islam came, it tried to eradicate this practice, bit by bit. So it first restricted it to the reciprocal practice of war, in the sense that Muslims took war captives just as the enemies did with Muslims.
But as it aimed at putting an end to such issue, Islam laid down rules which would eventually lead to eradicating the practice. So it allowed Muslims to have intercourse with slave women taken as captives of just and legitimate wars. In so doing, the woman would automatically become free if she got pregnant. What's more, her child would also become free.
Not only that, Islam also ordered a Muslim to treat the slave woman in every respect as if she were his wife. She should be well fed, clothed and given due protection. In the family environment, she had the opportunity to learn about Islam and was free to accept it or reject it. She also had the opportunity to earn her freedom for she could be ransomed.
In the light of the above-mentioned facts, and the nature of the question posed by people, it's clear that some people misunderstand the wisdom behind the permissibility of having female slaves and think that it is meant to unleash men's desires and give them more enjoyment. Never! That is not the point! It is, rather, means of freeing slaves; and this is clarified above in the fact that if a master got a female slave pregnant, then he could neither sell her nor give her away as a present. And if he died, she would not be considered part of his property. She'd receive her freedom and her baby would also be free.
But, we have to stress that this case should not be confused with that of female servants or maids, for they are free and not slaves. Therefore, it is forbidden to engage in sexual relations with them except through an Islamic marriage.
Slavery has been abolished by international conventions, and goes in line with aims and objectives of Islam, as it has called for centuries ago.
As for marrying slaves, it is something permissible under two conditions: first, if one is unable to pay the dowry of a free woman. Second, if there is fear of committing adultery if one doesn't get married. This is clarified by the following verse: "And whose is not able to afford to marry free, believing women, let them marry from the believing maids whom your right hands possess. This is for him among you who feareth to commit sin. But to have patience would be better for you." (An-Nisaa': 25)
This verse shows that Muslim men should abstain from illicit relations and seek enjoyment through marriage to free women or through their female slaves.
In conclusion, Allah has forbidden certain types of behavior and permitted other kinds of behavior as a safeguard to the individual and to the society. Allah has forbidden fornication and adultery. However, in the case of captives whom your right hands posses, it's something necessitated by the special circumstances which were created when the Muslims were at war." ref:www.islamonline.net
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
First of all, we would like to thank you for the great confidence you have in us. We hope our efforts meet your expectations.
First of all, we would like to stress that Islam caters for rights of
every creature. It urges a Muslim to show good and kind treatment to
anyone under his/her control; he should neither maltreat him or her nor
should he subject him/her to any form of exploitation.
Islam totally objects and fights all forms of slavery. The focus of
Islam in all its teachings and rites was to eradicate this prevailing
practice. Now, slavery has been abolished by international conventions,
and this goes in line with the goals of Islam.
Responding to the question, Dr. TahaJaber Al-`Alwani, president of the Graduate School of Islamic and Social Sciences and president of the Fiqh Council, states:
When
Allah created human beings, He created them to be free and to be
vicegerents on the earth. Slavery is something that came from people
who couldn’t understand the position of the human being and it was
made, in the past, as a global phenomenon.
When
Islam came, it tried to bring change to get the human being back to
being free, as Allah has created us, by certain procedures. Those
procedures of Islam went through without interference from the other
nations or states who are non-Muslim states or nations. Maybe within the third century of Hijrah or the migration of the Prophet to Madinah,
this phenomenon would have been over and disappeared. But as I
mentioned, because it was a global phenomenon, that procedure which was
established by Islam couldn’t go through and finish with this very bad
phenomenon.
Now, al-hamdulillah all people have agreed to stop this phenomenon and stand up
against it. With this, there is no way to go back to adopt this
phenomenon again in any way, especially for Muslims, since they must
protect the freedom of others and always be with their rights to be
free servants of Allah only. We should remember when the Caliph `UmarIbn Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said in a famous khutbah
(speech or sermon) of his, “When did you make the people as slaves or
servants of you while Allah, the Almighty, created them free!”
This means that the Muslims from the very beginning advocated the
freedom of all human beings and were against the oppression of free
people by tyrants and dictator leaders.”
Having
clarified the above, we would like to state that it was a war custom in
the past to take men and women as captives and then turn them into
slaves. Islam did not initiate it, rather,
it was something in practice long ago before the advent of Islam. And
when Islam came, it tried to eradicate this practice, bit by bit. So it
first restricted it to the reciprocal practice of war, in the sense
that Muslims took war captives just as the enemies did with them.
Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
Dear questioner, we are greatly pleased to receive your question which
shows the confidence you place in us. May Allah reward you abundantly
for your interest in knowing the teachings of Islam.
Islam provides rights for every creature. It urges a Muslim to show
good and kind treatment to anyone under his control; he should neither
maltreat him nor exploit him in any way.
Islam totally objects and fights all forms of slavery. The focus of
Islam in all its teachings and practices was to eradicate this
practice, which was then prevailing. Now slavery has been abolished by
international conventions, and this goes in line with the aims of
Islam, which called for this several centuries ago.
We have forwarded your question to Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi,
former President of the Islamic Society of North America and Director
of the Islamic Society of Orange County, Garden Grove, California. He
states the following:
"The author claims that “the Bible condemns slavery” and “one who
practices slavery contradicts right teachings.” In order to prove his
point he even adds “the slave traders” in 1Timothy 1:10. There is no
such word there in the Revised Standard Version.
Actually in the whole Bible this word does not exist. The author also
makes false allegation against Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be
upon him) by saying that he used to buy, sell, hire, and rent slaves.
Slavery existed throughout the Biblical period including the time of
Jesus (peace and blessings be upon him). Most of the Biblical prophets
had slaves, both males and females. Perhaps the author of this flyer
did not read his own New Testament. Otherwise he would have found there
the following advice to slaves: “Let all who are under the yoke of
slavery regard their masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name
of God and the teaching may not be defamed.” (1 Timothy 6:1) and “Bid
slaves to be submissive to their masters and to give satisfaction in
every respect; they are not to be refractory…” (Titus 2:9)
Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) did not own slaves.
He had many slaves purchased and freed. The author quotes Muslim
scholar Ibn Al-Qayyim who said about the Prophet, “His purchases of
slaves were more then he sold.” This is correct because he used to
purchase slaves in order to free them, not to sell them. However, the
author of the pamphlet mistranslates Ibn Al-Qayyim when he says, “The
Prophet used to rent out and hiring many slaves, but he hired more slaves
then he rented out.” The author has mischievously added the words “many
slaves” and “more slaves” in the text. Ibn Al-Qayyim is not talking
here about the sale, purchase, renting, and hiring of slaves, but about
general business practices of the Prophet before he received the
Prophethood. Actually, he is saying that “the Prophet himself was hired
before he became the Prophet to take care of some sheep and he was
hired by Khadijah to do business for her.” (see Zad Al-Ma’ad, vol. 1, p. 154)
The Qur’an teaches that freeing the salves is a great virtue (See Surah
90:13). One of the expenditures of zakah (obligatory charity) is to
spend the money for the freedom of the slaves (surah 9:60). It is
forbidden in Islam to enslave a free person. If Muslims had
consistently followed the Islamic teachings in this regard, slavery
would have become extinct a long time ago. It is unfortunate that some
Muslims did not follow these teachings of Islam and slavery continued
in Muslim lands for centuries. We are ashamed that some Muslims
practiced slavery against the teachings of Islam. However, it is also a
historical fact that for centuries the worst type of slavery in its
most extensive and horrible form was practiced by those who claimed
themselves to be the followers of Christ. They enslaved millions of
free men, women, and children and shipped them like animals from one
continent to another. They made millions in profit by this most
shameful trade of human beings.
I wish to remind the author of this flyer what Jesus (peace and
blessings be upon him) said: “Why do you see the speck that is in your
brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or
how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your
eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take
the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the
speck out of your brother's eye.” (Matthew 7:3-5)" Ref:www.islamonline.net
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