Hadith 3779

Al-Walâ' (Right Of Inheritance) Belongs To The One Who Manumits The Slave

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Darussalam · Volume 4

20. The Book Of Manumission

Sahih Muslim Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 1504 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1142

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English translation

[3779] 8 - (...) It was narrated that ‘Aishah said: “Barīrah entered upon me and said: ‘My masters have made a contract of manumission for me, in return for nine Uqiyah over (a period of) nine years, one Uqiyah each year; help me.’ I said to her: ‘If your masters wish, I will prepare it for them in one payment, and I will manumit you, and the right of inheritance will be mine, (only) then I will do it.’ She mentioned that to her masters, but they insisted that the right of inheritance would be theirs. She came to me and told me that, and I scolded her. She said: ‘Then it is not possible.’ The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ heard and he asked me, and I told him about that. He said: ‘Buy her and manumit her, even if they stipulated that the right of inheritance would be theirs, for the right of inheritance belongs to the one who manumits (the slave).’ So I did that. Then the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ adressed the people in the evening. He praised and glorified Allāh as He deserves, then he said: ‘What is the matter with people who stipulate conditions that are not in the Book of Allāh? There is no condition that is not in the Book of Allāh but it is invalid, even if there are one hundred conditions. The Book of Allāh is more deserving of being followed and the conditions of Allāh are more binding. What is the matter with some men among you who say: “Manumit so-and-so and the right of inheritance will be mine;” rather the right of inheritance belongs to the one who manumits (the slave).’

Arabic text

8 - (1504) وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: دَخَلَتْ عَلَيَّ بَرِيرَةُ، فَقَالَتْ: إِنَّ أَهْلِي كَاتَبُونِي عَلَى تِسْعِ أَوَاقٍ فِي تِسْعِ سِنِينَ، فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ أُوقِيَّةٌ فَأَعِينِينِي، فَقُلْتُ لَهَا: إِنْ شَاءَ أَهْلُكِ أَنْ أَعُدَّهَا لَهُمْ عَدَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَأُعْتِقَكِ، وَيَكُونَ الْوَلَاءُ لِي فَعَلْتُ، فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِأَهْلِهَا فَأَبَوْا إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ الْوَلَاءُ لَهُمْ، فَأَتَتْنِي فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ قَالَتْ: فَانْتَهَرْتُهَا، فَقَالَتْ: لَا هَا اللهِ إِذًا قَالَتْ، فَسَمِعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَسَأَلَنِي، فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ، فَقَالَ: «اشْتَرِيهَا وَأَعْتِقِيهَا، وَاشْتَرِطِي لَهُمُ الْوَلَاءَ، فَإِنَّ الْوَلَاءَ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ»، فَفَعَلْتُ، قَالَتْ: ثُمَّ خَطَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَشِيَّةً، فَحَمِدَ اللهَ، وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَمَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يَشْتَرِطُونَ شُرُوطًا لَيْسَتْ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ، مَا كَانَ مِنْ شَرْطٍ لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَهُوَ بَاطِلٌ، وَإِنْ كَانَ مِائَةَ شَرْطٍ، كِتَابُ اللهِ أَحَقُّ وَشَرْطُ اللهِ أَوْثَقُ، مَا بَالُ رِجَالٍ مِنْكُمْ يَقُولُ أَحَدُهُمْ أَعْتِقْ فُلَانًا وَالْوَلَاءُ لِي، إِنَّمَا الْوَلَاءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ»،

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