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What conditions are permissible for a writing of emancipation and whoever stipulates conditions that are not (present) in Allāh's Book (i.e., not in accordance with Allāh's Laws).

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Darussalam · Volume 3

50 - THE BOOK OF AL-MUKĀTAB

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الحديث: 2561 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 152

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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.”

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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»

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    (1) (H. 2560) Walā': See glossary.