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and a rope would be put around his neck and the youth of Mecca would drag him
through the streets and hills of Mecca.
Abu Bakr Frees Bilal
Abu Bakr had already bought and freed six believing slaves when one day he came
across Bilal whilst he was being tortured yet again. Shocked and greatly distressed at
seeing him in such an appalling condition, he went straight to Umayyah demanding,
"Have you no fear of Allah that you treat this poor man in such a way -- how long do you
intend continuing like this!" With a sneer, Umayyah replied, "It is you who have corrupted
him -- save him from it!"
Without hesitation Abu Bakr made him an offer. Bilal was no longer of any use to
Umayyah, so the offer was accepted and Abu Bakr took Bilal home with him where he
was cared for, nursed back to health, and given his freedom.
The Family of Yasir
Yasir had migrated to Mecca from Yemen, and there he met and married a slave-girl by
through the streets and hills of Mecca.
Abu Bakr Frees Bilal
Abu Bakr had already bought and freed six believing slaves when one day he came
across Bilal whilst he was being tortured yet again. Shocked and greatly distressed at
seeing him in such an appalling condition, he went straight to Umayyah demanding,
"Have you no fear of Allah that you treat this poor man in such a way -- how long do you
intend continuing like this!" With a sneer, Umayyah replied, "It is you who have corrupted
him -- save him from it!"
Without hesitation Abu Bakr made him an offer. Bilal was no longer of any use to
Umayyah, so the offer was accepted and Abu Bakr took Bilal home with him where he
was cared for, nursed back to health, and given his freedom.
The Family of Yasir
Yasir had migrated to Mecca from Yemen, and there he met and married a slave-girl by