English translation
5430. Narrated Qāsim bin Muḥammad: Three traditions have been established because of Barīra: 'Aīshah رضي الله عنها عنها intended to buy her and set her free, but Barīra's masters said, "Her Walā' will be for us." Aīshah رضي الله عنها mentioned that to Allāh's Messenger ﷺ who said, "You could accept their condition if you wished, for the Walā' is for the one who manumits the slave." Barīra was manumitted, then she was given the choice either to stay with her husband or leave him. One day Allāh's Messenger ﷺ entered Aīshah's house while there was a cooking pot of food boiling on the fire. The Prophet ﷺ asked for lunch, and he was presented with bread and some extra food from the homemade Udm (e.g., soup). He asked, "Don't I see meat (being cooked)?" They said, "Yes, O Allāh's Messenger! But it is the meat that has been given to Barīra in charity and she has given it to us as a present." He said, "For Barīra it is a charity, but for us it is a present."
