Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1655
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " ثَلاَثَةٌ حَقٌّ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَوْنُهُمُ الْمُجَاهِدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَالْمُكَاتَبُ الَّذِي يُرِيدُ الأَدَاءَ وَالنَّاكِحُ الَّذِي يُرِيدُ الْعَفَافَ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah said: Three people are entitled to Allah’s support: the one striving in the cause of Allah, the contracted slave who intends to pay off his manumission contract, and the person marrying with the intention of remaining chaste.
Abu Isa said: This hadith is hasan.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
Mukatab refers to an enslaved person bound by a contract to purchase their freedom.