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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-425: MAKSUD HADITH HAMBA WANITA MELAHIRKAN TUANNYA
What is the actual meaning of the sign of the Last Day in the hadith about a female slave giving birth to her master?
Short answer
Literally, the hadith states that one sign of the Last Day is a female slave giving birth to her master, and this is the view of most scholars including Imam al-Nawawi, who took it to mean widespread slavery and children becoming masters over their mothers.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Literally, the hadith states that one sign of the Last Day is a female slave giving birth to her master, and this is the view of most scholars including Imam al-Nawawi, who took it to mean widespread slavery and children becoming masters over their mothers. Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani and Sheikh Mustofa Dib al-Bugha understood it as a metaphor for widespread disobedience and harsh treatment of parents by their children, like a master treating a slave. Ibn Hajar disagreed with the majority view because slavery and children born of female slaves already existed in the Prophet's time.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tuntasnya, secara literalnya lafaz hadith tersebut sememangnya menyatakan antara tanda kiamat ialah hamba wanita akan melahirkan tuannya sendiri, dan itulah yang dipegang oleh majoriti ulama.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-425: MAKSUD HADITH HAMBA WANITA MELAHIRKAN TUANNYA”, 16 October 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/3746-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-425-maksud-hadith-hamba-wanita-melahirkan-tuannya. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/meaning-hadith-female-slave-giving-birth-master/