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If A Mukātib Is Sold Before He Pays Off His Contract Of Manumission...

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Darussalam · Volume 5

44. The Book Of Financial Transactions

Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation

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الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 305

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4660. It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "Barīrah came to me and said: 'O 'Aishah, I have drawn up a contract of manumission with my masters, (to buy my freedom) in return for nine Uwqiyahs, one Uwqiyah to be paid each year; help me.' She had not yet paid anything toward her contract of manumission.' Āishah, who liked her and wanted to help her, said: 'Go back to your masters and if they agree to let me pay the whole sum and that your loyalty will be to me, I will do it.' So Barīrah went to her masters and suggested that to them, but they refused and said: 'If she wants to seek reward (with Allāh) by freeing you, let her do so, but (your loyalty) will be to us.' Āishah told the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ about that and he said: 'Do not let that stop you. Buy her and set her free, and loyalty belongs to the one who sets the slave free.' So she did that, then the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ stood up before the people, praised and glorified Allāh, then 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, it is invalid, even if there are a hundred conditions. The decree of Allāh takes priority, and the condition of Allāh is more binding. And loyalty belongs to the one who sets the slave free.' (Ṣaḥīḥ)

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٤٦٥٦ - أَخْبَرَنَا ‌يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا ‌ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي رِجَالٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْهُمْ ‌يُونُسُ ‌وَاللَّيْثُ أَنَّ ‌ابْنَ شِهَابٍ أَخْبَرَهُمْ، عَنْ ‌عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ ‌عَائِشَةَ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ: «جَاءَتْ بَرِيرَةُ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَتْ: يَا عَائِشَةُ، إِنِّي كَاتَبْتُ أَهْلِي عَلَى تِسْعِ أَوَاقٍ فِي كُلِّ عَامٍ أُوقِيَّةٌ، فَأَعِينِينِي. وَلَمْ تَكُنْ قَضَتْ مِنْ كِتَابَتِهَا شَيْئًا، فَقَالَتْ لَهَا عَائِشَةُ وَنَفِسَتْ فِيهَا: ارْجِعِي إِلَى أَهْلِكِ، فَإِنْ أَحَبُّوا أَنْ أُعْطِيَهُمْ ذَلِكَ جَمِيعًا وَيَكُونَ وَلَاؤُكِ لِي فَعَلْتُ. فَذَهَبَتْ بَرِيرَةُ إِلَى أَهْلِهَا فَعَرَضَتْ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَأَبَوْا، وَقَالُوا: إِنْ شَاءَتْ أَنْ تَحْتَسِبَ عَلَيْكِ فَلْتَفْعَلْ، وَيَكُونَ ذَلِكِ لَنَا. فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ عَائِشَةُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: لَا يَمْنَعُكِ ذَلِكَ مِنْهَا، ابْتَاعِي وَأَعْتِقِي، فَإِنَّ الْوَلَاءَ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ - فَفَعَلَتْ، وَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي النَّاسِ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ تَعَالَى ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَمَا بَالُ النَّاسِ يَشْتَرِطُونَ شُرُوطًا لَيْسَتْ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ، مَنِ اشْتَرَطَ شَرْطًا لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ فَهُوَ بَاطِلٌ، وَإِنْ كَانَ مِائَةَ شَرْطٍ، قَضَاءُ اللهِ أَحَقُّ وَشَرْطُ اللهِ أَوْثَقُ، وَإِنَّمَا الْوَلَاءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ».

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