50 - THE BOOK OF AL-MUKĀTAB

English translation

2560. Narrated 'Āishah رضي الله عنها that Barīra came to seek her help in her writing of emancipation and she had to pay five Uqīya (of gold) by five yearly installments. 'Āishah said to her, "Do you think that if I pay the whole sum at once, your masters will sell you to me, and I will free you and your Walā'(1) will be for me." Barīra went to her masters and told them about that offer. They said that they would not agree to it unless her Walā' would be for them. 'Āishah further said, "I went to Allāh's Messenger ﷺ and told him about it." Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said to her, "Buy Barīra and manumit her and the Walā' will be for the liberator." Allāh's Messenger ﷺ then got up and said, "What about those people who stipulate conditions that are not present in Allāh's Laws? If anybody stipulates a condition which is not in Allāh's Laws, then what he stipulates is invalid. Allāh's Conditions (Laws) are the truth and are more solid."

Arabic text

2560 - وَقَالَ اللَّيْثُ: حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ عُرْوَةُ: قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا: إِنَّ بَرِيرَةَ دَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهَا تَسْتَعِينُهَا فِي كِتَابَتِهَا، وَعَلَيْهَا خَمْسَةُ أَوَاقٍ نُجِّمَتْ عَلَيْهَا فِي خَمْسِ سِنِينَ، فَقَالَتْ لَهَا عَائِشَةُ وَنَفِسَتْ فِيهَا: أَرَأَيْتِ إِنْ عَدَدْتُ لَهُمْ عَدَّةً وَاحِدَةً أَيَبِيعُكِ أَهْلُكِ، فَأُعْتِقَكِ، فَيَكُونَ وَلاَؤُكِ لِي، فَذَهَبَتْ بَرِيرَةُ إِلَى أَهْلِهَا، فَعَرَضَتْ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ، فَقَالُوا: لاَ، إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ لَنَا الوَلاَءُ، قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ، فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اشْتَرِيهَا، فَأَعْتِقِيهَا، فَإِنَّمَا الوَلاَءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ»، ثُمَّ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «مَا بَالُ رِجَالٍ يَشْتَرِطُونَ شُرُوطًا لَيْسَتْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ، مَنِ اشْتَرَطَ شَرْطًا لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ، فَهُوَ بَاطِلٌ شَرْطُ اللَّهِ أَحَقُّ وَأَوْثَقُ» بَابُ مَا يَجُوزُ مِنْ شُرُوطِ المُكَاتَبِ، وَمَنِ اشْتَرَطَ شَرْطًا لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فِيهِ عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

English translation

2561. Narrated 'Urwa that 'Āishah رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا told him that Barīra came to seek her help in her writing of emancipation (for a certain sum) and at that time she had not paid anything of it. 'Āishah said to her, "Go back to your masters, and if they agree that I will pay the amount of your writing of emancipation and get your Walā', I will do so.” Barīra informed her masters of that but they refused and said, “If she (i.e., ‘Āishah) is seeking Allāh’s Reward, then she can do so, but your Walā’ will be for us.” ‘Āishah mentioned that to Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ who said to her, “Buy and manumit her, as the Walā’ is for the liberator.” Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ then got up and said, “What about the people who stipulate conditions which are not present in Allāh’s Laws? Whoever imposes conditions which are not present in Allāh’s Laws, then those conditions will be invalid, even if he imposed these conditions a hundred times. Allāh’s Conditions (Laws) are the truth and are more solid.”

Arabic text

2561 - حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا، أَخْبَرَتْهُ: أَنَّ بَرِيرَةَ جَاءَتْ تَسْتَعِينُهَا فِي كِتَابَتِهَا، وَلَمْ تَكُنْ قَضَتْ مِنْ كِتَابَتِهَا شَيْئًا، قَالَتْ لَهَا عَائِشَةُ: ارْجِعِي إِلَى أَهْلِكِ، فَإِنْ أَحَبُّوا أَنْ أَقْضِيَ عَنْكِ كِتَابَتَكِ وَيَكُونَ وَلاَؤُكِ لِي، فَعَلْتُ، فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ بَرِيرَةُ لِأَهْلِهَا، فَأَبَوْا، وَقَالُوا: إِنْ شَاءَتْ أَنْ تَحْتَسِبَ عَلَيْكِ، فَلْتَفْعَلْ وَيَكُونَ وَلاَؤُكِ لَنَا، فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «ابْتَاعِي، فَأَعْتِقِي فَإِنَّمَا الوَلاَءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ» قَالَ: ثُمَّ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «مَا بَالُ أُنَاسٍ يَشْتَرِطُونَ شُرُوطًا لَيْسَتْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ، مَنِ اشْتَرَطَ شَرْطًا لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ، وَإِنْ شَرَطَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ شَرْطُ اللَّهِ أَحَقُّ وَأَوْثَقُ»

English translation

2562. Narrated ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Umar رضي الله عنها wanted to buy a slave-girl in order to manumit her. The girl’s masters stipulated that her Walā’ would be for them. Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ said (to ‘Āishah), “What they stipulate should not stop you, for the Walā’ is for the liberator.”

Arabic text

2562 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، قَالَ: أَرَادَتْ عَائِشَةُ أُمُّ المُؤْمِنِينَ أَنْ تَشْتَرِيَ جَارِيَةً لِتُعْتِقَهَا، فَقَالَ أَهْلُهَا: عَلَى أَنَّ وَلاَءَهَا لَنَا، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لاَ يَمْنَعُكِ ذَلِكِ، فَإِنَّمَا الوَلاَءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ»

English translation

2563. Narrated ‘Āishah رضي الله عنها: Barīra came (to ‘Āishah) and said, “I have made a contract of emancipation with my masters for nine Uqiya (of gold) to be paid in yearly installments. Therefore, I seek your help.” ‘Āishah said, “If your masters agree, I will pay them the sum at once and free you on condition that your Walā’ will be for me.” Barira went to her masters but they refused that offer. She (came back) and said, “I presented to them the offer but they refused, unless the Walā’ will be for them.” Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ heard of that and asked me about it, and I told him about it. On that he said, “Buy and manumit her and stipulate that the Walā’ should be for you, as Walā’ is for the liberator.” ‘Āishah added, “Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ then got up amongst the people, glorified and praised Allāh, and said, ‘Then after: What about some people who impose conditions which are not present in Allāh’s Laws? So, any condition which is not present in Allāh’s Laws is invalid even if they were one hundred conditions. Allāh’s Ordinance is the truth, and Allāh’s Condition is stronger and more solid. Why do some men from you say, ‘O so-and-so! Manumit the slave but the Walā’ will be for me?’ Verily, the Walā’ is for the liberator.”

Arabic text

2563 - حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا، قَالَتْ: جَاءَتْ بَرِيرَةُ، فَقَالَتْ: إِنِّي كَاتَبْتُ أَهْلِي عَلَى تِسْعِ أَوَاقٍ فِي كُلِّ عَامٍ وَقِيَّةٌ، فَأَعِينِينِي، فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: إِنْ أَحَبَّ أَهْلُكِ أَنْ أَعُدَّهَا لَهُمْ عَدَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَأُعْتِقَكِ، فَعَلْتُ، وَيَكُونَ وَلاَؤُكِ لِي، فَذَهَبَتْ إِلَى أَهْلِهَا فَأَبَوْا ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا، فَقَالَتْ: إِنِّي قَدْ عَرَضْتُ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَأَبَوْا، إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ الوَلاَءُ لَهُمْ، فَسَمِعَ بِذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَسَأَلَنِي فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ، فَقَالَ: «خُذِيهَا، فَأَعْتِقِيهَا، وَاشْتَرِطِي لَهُمُ الوَلاَءَ، فَإِنَّمَا الوَلاَءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ»، قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي النَّاسِ، فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ، وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: " أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَمَا بَالُ رِجَالٍ مِنْكُمْ يَشْتَرِطُونَ شُرُوطًا لَيْسَتْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ، فَأَيُّمَا شَرْطٍ لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ، فَهُوَ بَاطِلٌ، وَإِنْ كَانَ مِائَةَ شَرْطٍ، فَقَضَاءُ اللَّهِ أَحَقُّ وَشَرْطُ اللَّهِ أَوْثَقُ، مَا بَالُ رِجَالٍ مِنْكُمْ يَقُولُ أَحَدُهُمْ: أَعْتِقْ يَا فُلاَنُ وَلِيَ الوَلاَءُ، إِنَّمَا الوَلاَءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ "

English translation

2564. Narrated 'Amra bint 'Abdur-Raḥmān: Barīra went to 'Āishah, the Mother of the faithful believers رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا to seek her help in her emancipation. 'Āishah said to her, "If your masters agree, I will pay them your price in a lump sum and manumit you." Barīra mentioned that offer to her masters but they refused to sell her unless the Walā' will be for them. 'Āishah told Allāh's Messenger ﷺ about it. He said, "Buy and manumit her as the Walā' is for the liberator."

Arabic text

2564 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ بَرِيرَةَ جَاءَتْ تَسْتَعِينُ عَائِشَةَ أُمَّ المُؤْمِنِينَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا: فَقَالَتْ لَهَا: إِنْ أَحَبَّ أَهْلُكِ أَنْ أَصُبَّ لَهُمْ ثَمَنَكِ صَبَّةً وَاحِدَةً، فَأُعْتِقَكِ، فَعَلْتُ، فَذَكَرَتْ بَرِيرَةُ ذَلِكَ لِأَهْلِهَا، فَقَالُوا: لاَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ وَلاَؤُكِ لَنَا، قَالَ مَالِكٌ: قَالَ يَحْيَى: فَزَعَمَتْ عَمْرَةُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ ذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: «اشْتَرِيهَا وَأَعْتِقِيهَا، فَإِنَّمَا الوَلاَءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ»

English translation

2565. Narrated 'Abdul Wāhid bin Aiman: I went to 'Āishah رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا and said, "I was the slave of Utba bin Abū Lahab. 'Utba died and his sons became my masters who sold me to Ibn Abū 'Amr who manumitted me. The sons of 'Utba stipulated that my Walā' should be for them." 'Āishah said, "Barīra came to me and she was given the writing of emancipation by her masters and she asked me to buy and manumit her. I agreed to it, but Barīra told me that her masters would not sell her unless her Walā' will be for them." 'Āishah said, "I am not in need of that." When the Prophet ﷺ heard that, or he was told about it, he asked 'Āishah about it. 'Āishah mentioned what Barīra had told her. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Buy and manumit her and let them stipulate whatever they like.” So, ‘Aīshah bought and manumitted her and her masters stipulated that her Walā’ should be for them. The Prophet ﷺ said, “The Walā’ will be for the liberator even if they stipulated a hundred conditions.”

Arabic text

2565 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الوَاحِدِ بْنُ أَيْمَنَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي أَيْمَنُ، قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا، فَقُلْتُ: كُنْتُ غُلاَمًا لِعُتْبَةَ بْنِ أَبِي لَهَبٍ وَمَاتَ وَوَرِثَنِي بَنُوهُ، وَإِنَّهُمْ بَاعُونِي مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ المَخْزُومِيِّ، فَأَعْتَقَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو وَاشْتَرَطَ بَنُو عُتْبَةَ الْوَلاَءَ، فَقَالَتْ: دَخَلَتْ بَرِيرَةُ وَهِيَ مُكَاتَبَةٌ، فَقَالَتْ: اشْتَرِينِي وَأَعْتِقِينِي، قَالَتْ: نَعَمْ، قَالَتْ: لاَ يَبِيعُونِي حَتَّى يَشْتَرِطُوا وَلاَئِي، فَقَالَتْ: لاَ حَاجَةَ لِي بِذَلِكَ، فَسَمِعَ بِذَلِكَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَوْ بَلَغَهُ - فَذَكَرَ لِعَائِشَةَ فَذَكَرَتْ عَائِشَةُ مَا قَالَتْ لَهَا: فَقَالَ: «اشْتَرِيهَا، وَأَعْتِقِيهَا، وَدَعِيهِمْ يَشْتَرِطُونَ مَا شَاءُوا»، فَاشْتَرَتْهَا عَائِشَةُ، فَأَعْتَقَتْهَا وَاشْتَرَطَ أَهْلُهَا الوَلاَءَ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «الوَلاَءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ، وَإِنِ اشْتَرَطُوا مِائَةَ شَرْطٍ»