وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ أَبِي سُهَيْلِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ، وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ لاَ تُكَلِّفُوا الأَمَةَ غَيْرَ ذَاتِ الصَّنْعَةِ الْكَسْبَ فَإِنَّكُمْ مَتَى كَلَّفْتُمُوهَا ذَلِكَ كَسَبَتْ بِفَرْجِهَا وَلاَ تُكَلِّفُوا الصَّغِيرَ الْكَسْبَ فَإِنَّهُ إِذَا لَمْ يَجِدْ سَرَقَ وَعِفُّوا إِذْ أَعَفَّكُمُ اللَّهُ وَعَلَيْكُمْ مِنَ الْمَطَاعِمِ بِمَا طَابَ مِنْهَا .
Malik related to me from his paternal uncle, Abu Suhayl ibnMalik, that his father heard Uthman ibn Affan say in a khutba, "Do notoblige the slave-girl to earn money unless she has a skill. When youoblige her to do that, she will earn money by prostitution. Do notoblige the child to earn money. If he does not find it, he will steal.Have integrity since Allah has integrity with you, and you must feedthem good food." Translation Not Available
Book reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 54 Hadith no 1808
Web reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 54 Hadith no 42
حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " الْعَبْدُ إِذَا نَصَحَ لِسَيِّدِهِ وَأَحْسَنَ عِبَادَةَ اللَّهِ فَلَهُ أَجْرُهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ " .
Malik related to me from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that theMessenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,"When a slave gives good counsel to his master and worships Allahcorrectly, he has his reward twice over. " Translation Not Available
Book reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 54 Hadith no 1809
Web reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 54 Hadith no 43
وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ أَمَةً، كَانَتْ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَآهَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ وَقَدْ تَهَيَّأَتْ بِهَيْئَةِ الْحَرَائِرِ فَدَخَلَ عَلَى ابْنَتِهِ حَفْصَةَ فَقَالَ أَلَمْ أَرَ جَارِيَةَ أَخِيكِ تَجُوسُ النَّاسَ وَقَدْ تَهَيَّأَتْ بِهَيْئَةِ الْحَرَائِرِ وَأَنْكَرَ ذَلِكَ عُمَرُ .
Malik related to me that he heard that Umar ibn al-Khattab saw afemale slave belonging to Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab. She wasdressed up in silks. He went to his daughter Hafsa and said, "Didn't Isee your brother's slave-girl dressed up in silks walking among thepeople and causing trouble?" Umar disapproved of that. Translation Not Available
Book reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 54 Hadith no 1810
Web reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 54 Hadith no 44
