Hadith 3929

Selling A Mukātib If His Contract Of Manumission Is Annulled

English source

Darussalam · Volume 4

28. THE BOOKOF MANUMISSIONOF SLAVES

Sunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 3929 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 21

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English translation

3929. It was narrated from Ibn Shihāb, from 'Urwah that 'Āishah informed him that Barīrah came to 'Āishah, seeking her help with (paying off) her contract of manumission, as she had not paid off any of it yet. 'Āishah said to her: "Go back to your masters, and if they agree to me paying off your contract of manumission, and having your Walā, then I shall do it." Barīrah told her masters about that, but they refused and said: "If she wants to seek reward from Allāh by manumitting you, let her do that, but the Walā' will remain ours." She (i.e., 'Āishah) mentioned that to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, said to her: "Buy her and manumit her, and the Walā' belongs to the one who manumits (the slave).” Then the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ stood up and said: “What is the matter with people who stipulate conditions that are not in the Book of Allāh? Whoever stipulates a condition that is not in the Book of Allāh has no right to do so, even if he stipulates it one hundred times. Allāh’s condition is more valid and more binding.” (Sahih)

Arabic text

3929 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا، أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ بَرِيرَةَ جَاءَتْ عَائِشَةَ تَسْتَعِينُهَا فِي كِتَابَتِهَا وَلَمْ تَكُنْ قَضَتْ مِنْ كِتَابَتِهَا شَيْئًا فَقَالَتْ لَهَا عَائِشَةُ: ارْجِعِي إِلَى أَهْلِكِ، فَإِنْ أَحَبُّوا أَنْ أَقْضِيَ عَنْكِ كِتَابَتَكِ وَيَكُونَ وَلَاؤُكِ لِي فَعَلْتُ، فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ بَرِيرَةُ لِأَهْلِهَا، فَأَبَوْا وَقَالُوا: إِنْ شَاءَتْ أَنْ تَحْتَسِبَ عَلَيْكِ فَلْتَفْعَلْ وَيَكُونُ لَنَا وَلَاؤُكِ، فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «ابْتَاعِي فَأَعْتِقِي، فَإِنَّمَا الْوَلَاءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ» 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 شَرَطَهُ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ، شَرْطُ اللَّهِ أَحَقُّ وَأَوْثَقُ»

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The one who frees the slave become the slave’s Mawlā, having the right of Walā', meaning allegiance, and this includes the right to inherit from the one who was freed.