Slaves in Islam
Translated from French.
Responding to question 94840 on the topic of slavery in Islam, Saudi Salafi Muhammad Salih al-Munajjid writes:
“We say it emphatically and without shame: slavery is lawful in Islam.”
نقول بكل قوة وبغير استحياء: إن الرق مباح في الإسلام
Sheikh Ash-Shinqiti completes this declaration by specifying that the mere fact of being a disbeliever ( kâfir ) justifies being reduced to slavery by Muslim males:
“The motive for enslaving an individual is disbelief ( kufr ) […]. If Allah allows the conquering Muslims to have the upper hand over the disbelievers ( kouffâr ), they become their property ”( Adhwa al-bayan , 3/387)
وسبب الملك بالرق: هو الكفر […]. فإذا أقدر اللهُ المسلمينَ المجاهدينهي العليا على الكفار جعلهم ملكاً لهم
The word of Allah تبارك و تعالى further proclaims that Muslims are called to subdue the inferior races:
“You are the superiors” (Sura 3, v. 139)
وَأَنتُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَوْنَ
In the Qur'an, the slave is a property of the one who owns him . Allah تبارك و تعالى uses the expression “مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ” which literally means “what you have”, to designate the slave (s). The master can dispose of this “property”, sell it, make it work, use it as he wishes. In the sura “The Believers” (الْمُؤْمِنُونَ), it is explicitly mentioned that the slave is at the sexual disposition of his master :
[Blessed are the Muslims] who preserve their sex [from any relationship] except with their wives or slaves they own (Sura 23, vv. 5-6)
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَافِظُونَ إِلاَّ عَلَى أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ
The Qur’an legitimized the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to have as many partners as he wanted (Sura 33, v. 50). All Muslim men, who like him have great sexual needs, can also enjoy an unlimited number of slaves. The slave does not have the right to deny himself to his master, whatever the frequency of reports and the nature of his orders. If the slave persists in his refusal, the master is entitled to resort to violence. Allah تبارك و تعالى indeed orders Muslim males to use force against disbelievers in case of resistance:
“Until […] they submit and humble themselves.” (Sura 9, v. 29)
حَتَّىٰ […] هُمْ صَٰغِرُونَ
The prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم legislated on how the slave should address his master . Al-Bukhârî reports in his collection of hadith (prophetic stories and words) that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:
“Let [the slave] say:“ Sayyidi ”(my master)“ (Sahih Bukhârî, 2414)
وليقل: سيدي
It is therefore necessary to address oneself with respect and humility to one's Muslim master, using the consecrated word, “Sayyidi” (my master, sir) which has become “Sidi” in most modern dialects.
The process of enslaving the West is underway. It is accelerating every day as the kouffâr admit the absolute superiority of Muslim males. And the number of slaves submitting and offering themselves to Muslim masters continues to grow.
