Hadith 2124

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Darussalam · Volume 4

28. Chapters On Waṣāyā (Wills And Testaments) From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺ

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الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 624

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Source no. 2124 · Volume 5 · Page 124
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2124. ‘Urwah narrated that ‘Āishah had informed him that Barīrah came to her (‘Āishah) seeking her help for her writ of emancipation, and she had not yet paid anything for her writ of emancipation. So ‘Āishah said to her: “Return to your people, and if they agree to me paying for your writ of emancipation and that your Walā’ will be for me, then I will do so.” So Barīrah mentioned that to her people and they refused. They said: “If she wants the reward for (freeing) you while the Walā’ is for us, then let her do it.” So I mentioned that to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “Buy her, then free her, for the Walā’ is only for the one who frees.” Then the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ stood and said: “What is the case of people who make conditions that are not in Allāh’s Book? Whoever makes a condition that is not in Allāh’s Book, then it will not be so for him, even if he were to make a condition a hundred times.” (Ṣaḥīḥ) [Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ, and it has been reported through more than one route from 'Āishah. This is acted upon according to the people of knowledge, the Walā' is for the one who does the freeing.

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٢١٢٤ - حَدَّثَنَا ‌قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ‌ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ ‌عُرْوَةَ أَنَّ ‌عَائِشَةَ أَخْبَرَتْهُ «أَنَّ بَرِيرَةَ» جَاءَتْ تَسْتَعِينُ عَائِشَةَ فِي كِتَابَتِهَا، وَلَمْ تَكُنْ قَضَتْ مِنْ كِتَابَتِهَا شَيْئًا، فَقَالَتْ لَهَا عَائِشَةُ: ارْجِعِي إِلَى أَهْلِكِ فَإِنْ أَحَبُّوا أَنْ أَقْضِيَ عَنْكِ كِتَابَتَكِ، وَيَكُونَ لِي وَلَاؤُكِ فَعَلْتُ. فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ بَرِيرَةُ لِأَهْلِهَا فَأَبَوْا، وَقَالُوا: إِنْ شَاءَتْ أَنْ تَحْتَسِبَ عَلَيْكِ، وَيَكُونَ لَنَا وَلَاؤُكِ فَلْتَفْعَلْ. فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ابْتَاعِي فَأَعْتِقِي، فَإِنَّمَا الْوَلَاءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ. ثُمَّ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يَشْتَرِطُونَ شُرُوطًا لَيْسَتْ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ؟ مَنِ اشْتَرَطَ شَرْطًا لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ، فَلَيْسَ لَهُ وَإِنِ اشْتَرَطَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ. هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ. وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ. وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ: أَنَّ الْوَلَاءَ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ.

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The people of knowledge, on the basis of this Hadīth unanimously hold that Walā' (right of the master to inherit any property the slave freed by him may acquire after emancipation) belongs only to the person that has freed the person concerned. The Hadīth tells us that Barirah ﷺ had concluded a contract with her masters to secure her emancipation on payment of a certain amount of money payable in instalments. She was at that time trying to raise money for the purpose, and had already collected some money, but had not until then, paid anything. It was for this purpose that she had come to 'Āishah ﷺ for help. 'Āishah ﷺ agreed to pay the entire amount in one go, and declared that after her manumission the Walā' would belong to her. In the Name of Allāh,the Merciful, the Beneficent