Question:
Assalamualykum
One of my friends has following question, please guide with reference:
What is the reward of Freeing a Muslim prisoner in islam ,many of those are extremely poor and wrongfully convicted. They have served their term but have no means to pay fines and now stuck in jails?
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh.
Respected brother in Islam, kindly refer to the following Hadith:
«المسلم أخو المسلم، لا يظلمه ولا يسلمه، ومن كان في حاجة أخيه كان الله في حاجته، ومن فرج عن مسلم كربة فرج الله عنه كربة من كربات يوم القيامة، ومن ستر مسلما ستره الله يوم القيامة.»
The Prophet ﷺ said, “A Muslim is a brother of another Muslim, so he should not oppress him, nor should he hand him over to an oppressor. Whoever fulfilled the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfil his needs; whoever brought his (Muslim) brother out of a discomfort, Allah will bring him out of the discomforts of the Day of Resurrection, and whoever screened a Muslim, Allah will screen him on the Day of Resurrection.”[1]
And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best.
Uthman ad-Dagestani
Student Darul Iftaa
Makhachkala, Russia
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Muhammad Zakariyya Desai.
[1] صحيح البخاري (3/ 128 ط السلطانية): 2442
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