What is the ruling of Slavery in Islam? How can a person be a slave to someone other than Allah SWT.

Allah is our creator and ultimate Master. We, as his creations and slaves%0D%0Aare obliged to express our servitude to Him Alone. If one does not submit%0D%0Ahis slavery to Allah, which of course is far more heinous and unjust to%0D%0AAllah in comparison to the 'injustices' of slavery and sexual relationship,%0D%0Aetc. by a human master.%0D%0A%0D%0ASince the human being did not willingly submit to the ultimate Master,%0D%0AAllah, He condemns them to the unwilling slavery of his sincere slaves. And%0D%0Aby understanding the powers of a man master, they may understand the Powers%0D%0Aof the True Master, Allah. In fact, the concept of slavery should be%0D%0Aregarded as a concept of mercy, as the heinous crime of rejecting Allah as%0D%0Aour Master demands immediate terminating of life. Allah, our kind Master,%0D%0Ahas granted an opportunity to his very negators to enjoy a second chance of%0D%0Alife and redirect it to the right avenue by submitting to Him as the%0D%0Aultimate Master.%0D%0A%0D%0Aand Allah Ta'ala Knows Best%0D%0A%0D%0AMufti Ebrahim Desai%0D%0AFATWA DEPT.