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Most of the slaves liberated by Abu Bakr were either women or old and frail men.
The father of Abu Bakr asked him to for why doesn't he liberate strong and young slaves who could be a source of strength for him, Abu Bakr replied that he was freeing the slaves for the sake of God, and not for his own sake.
According to Sunni tradition the following verses of the Qur ' an were revealed due to this:
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