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==== 3. Strict rules (often ignored in discussions) ====

Islam placed strong limitations:
* ❌ No forcing or abuse
* ❌ No prostitution (Qur’an 24:33)
* ✅ She had full human dignity
* ✅ If she bore a child, she could not be sold and became free upon the owner’s death
* ✅ Marriage to her was encouraged
* ✅ Freeing slaves was highly rewarded and repeatedly encouraged

The Prophet ﷺ himself said:

: “Whoever slaps his slave or beats him, the expiation is to free him.”
: (Sahih Muslim)