Hasan and Muhammad disliked separating a slave woman from her child.

Hasan disliked this, and used to say that if he reaches the age of puberty, then there is no harm in separating them.

The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade separating a slave girl and her child at the time of sale.

Hazrat Ibn Aun says that I wrote to Hazrat Nafi' and asked him if, when some members of the same household are slaves of someone, can they be separated from each other at the time of sale? He replied, "I do not consider it unlawful, but it is disliked."

Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz wrote to Hazrat Riyah bin Ubaidah to sell the royal slaves. But slaves belonging to one family should be sold together so that they are not separated.

Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote that when selling prisoners and their children, do not separate them from each other.

Ibn Sirin narrates that it has reached me that a son of Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) complained to him, saying: "You consider it disliked to separate a child from his mother, yet you have separated me from my mother."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ja'far that when captive children were brought to the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him), he (peace be upon him) would grant a slave and children of the same family to that family, so that they would not be separated from each other.