29. Chapters On Walā' And Gifts From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺ

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2125. Āishah narrated that she wanted to buy Barīrah but (her owners) stipulated that they should have her Walā', so the Prophet ﷺ said: "The Walā' is for the one who gives the price, or for the one who grants the favor." (Sahīh) [Abū 'Eisā said:] There are narrations on this topic from Ibn 'Umar and Abū Hurairah. This Hadīth is Hasan Sahīh, and this is acted upon according to the people of knowledge.

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٢١٢٥ - حَدَّثَنَا ‌بُنْدَارٌ ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ ‌مَنْصُورٍ ، عَنْ ‌إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنِ ‌الْأَسْوَدِ ، عَنْ ‌عَائِشَةَ، «أَنَّهَا أَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَشْتَرِيَ بَرِيرَةَ»، فَاشْتَرَطُوا الْوَلَاءَ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: الْوَلَاءُ لِمَنْ أَعْطَى الثَّمَنَ، أَوْ لِمَنْ وَلِيَ النِّعْمَةَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ. وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ. وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ.

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2126. 'Abdullāh bin 'Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ prohibited selling the Walā' and [from] conferring it. (Sahih) [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Sahih. We do not know of it except as a narration of 'Abdullāh bin Dīnār from Ibn 'Umar from the Prophet ﷺ. Shu'bah, Sufyān Ath-Thawrī, and Mālik bin Anas (also) reported it from 'Abdullāh bin Dīnār. It has been related that Shu'bah said: "I so wished that 'Abdullāh bin Dīnār would permit me when he narrated this Hadīth that I stand-up, so that I kiss his head."[1] And Yahya bin Sulaim reported this Hadīth from 'Ubaidullāh bin 'Umar from Nāfi', from Ibn 'Umar from the Prophet ﷺ. But this is mistaken, Yahya bin Sulaim erred in it, what is correct is: "From 'Ubaidullāh bin 'Umar, from 'Abdullāh bin Dīnār, from Ibn 'Umar from the Prophet ﷺ. This is how it was reported by more than one narrator from 'Ubaidullah bin 'Umar. [Abū 'Eisā said:] And 'Abdullāh bin Dīnār is alone with this Hadīth.

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٢١٢٦ - حَدَّثَنَا ‌ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ دِينَارٍ سَمِعَ ‌عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «نَهَى عَنْ بَيْعِ الْوَلَاءِ» وَعَنْ هِبَتِهِ. هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ، لَا نَعْرِفُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَنَّهُ نَهَى عَنْ بَيْعِ الْوَلَاءِ وَعَنْ هِبَتِهِ، وَقَدْ رَوَاهُ شُعْبَةُ وَسُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَمَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، وَيُرْوَى عَنْ شُعْبَةَ قَالَ: لَوَدِدْتُ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ دِينَارٍ حِينَ حَدَّثَ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَذِنَ لِي حَتَّى كُنْتُ أَقُومُ إِلَيْهِ فَأُقَبِّلُ رَأْسَهُ. وَرَوَى يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَهُوَ وَهْمٌ وَهِمَ فِيهِ يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ، وَالصَّحِيحُ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، هَكَذَا رَوَاهُ غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ. وَتَفَرَّدَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ دِينَارٍ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ.

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2127. Ibrāhīm At-Taimī narrated from his father: "‘Alī delivered a Khuṭbah for us in which he said: ‘Whoever claims that we have some book to read other than Allāh’s Book and this paper, which includes camel’s ages and things related to (relatiation for) wounds, then he has lied.’ And he said in it: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ‘Al-Madinah is sacred, what is between ‘Air to Thawr, so whoever introduces in it any innovation or shelters an innovator[1] then upon him is the curse of Allāh, the angels, and all people. On the Day of Judgement, Allāh will not accept his compulsory nor optional good deeds.[2] And whoever claims someone else to be his father, or claims Walā' for someone other than his Mawālī, then upon him is the curse of Allāh, the angels, and all people; his compulsory and optional good deeds shall not be accepted. The covenants of the Muslims are one, it covers the rest of them."[1] (Ṣaḥīḥ) [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ. Some of them reported it similarly from Al-A'mash, from Ibrāhīm At-Taimī, from Al-Ḥārith bin Suwaid from 'Alī. [Abū 'Eisā said:] It has been reported through more than one route from 'Alī [from the Prophet ﷺ].

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٢١٢٧ - حَدَّثَنَا ‌هَنَّادٌ ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، عَنِ ‌الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ ‌إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ ، عَنْ ‌أَبِيهِ قَالَ: خَطَبَنَا ‌عَلِيٌّ، فَقَالَ: «مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ عِنْدَنَا شَيْئًا نَقْرَؤُهُ إِلَّا كِتَابَ اللهِ وَهَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَةَ صَحِيفَةٌ فِيهَا أَسْنَانُ الْإِبِلِ وَأَشْيَاءُ مِنَ الْجِرَاحَاتِ فَقَدْ كَذَبَ، وَقَالَ فِيهَا: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: الْمَدِينَةُ» حَرَمٌ مَا بَيْنَ عَيْرٍ إِلَى ثَوْرٍ، فَمَنْ أَحْدَثَ فِيهَا حَدَثًا أَوْ آوَى مُحْدِثًا فَعَلَيْهِ لَعْنَةُ اللهِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ، لَا يَقْبَلُ اللهُ مِنْهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ صَرْفًا وَلَا عَدْلًا، وَمَنِ ادَّعَى إِلَى غَيْرِ أَبِيهِ أَوْ تَوَلَّى غَيْرَ مَوَالِيهِ فَعَلَيْهِ لَعْنَةُ اللهِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ، لَا يُقْبَلُ مِنْهُ صَرْفٌ وَلَا عَدْلٌ، وَذِمَّةُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَاحِدَةٌ يَسْعَى بِهَا أَدْنَاهُمْ. هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ، وَرَوَى بَعْضُهُمْ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ نَحْوَهُ. وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.

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2128. Abū Hurairah narrated that a man from [Banū] Fazārah came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: "O Messenger of Allāh! My wife gave birth to a black boy." So the Prophet ﷺ said: "[Do you have any camels?]" He said: "Yes." He said: "Then what are their colors?" He said: "Red." He said: "Is there a grey one among them?" he said: "Yes, there is a grey one among them." He said: "From where does [1] This last part appeared previously, see the discussion after no. 1579. that come?" He said: "Perhaps it is hereditary." He said: "Then in the same way, perhaps it is his heredity." (Ṣaḥīḥ) [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Ḥadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ.

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٢١٢٨ - حَدَّثَنَا ‌عَبْدُ الْجَبَّارِ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ الْعَطَّارُ ‌وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا ‌سُفْيَانُ ، عَنِ ‌الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ ‌سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ ، عَنْ ‌أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: «جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ» إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا أَسْوَدَ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ. قَالَ: فَمَا أَلْوَانُهَا؟ قَالَ: حُمْرٌ. قَالَ: فَهَلْ فِيهَا أَوْرَقُ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، إِنَّ فِيهَا لَوُرْقًا. قَالَ: أَنَّى أَتَاهَا ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ: لَعَلَّ عِرْقًا نَزَعَهَا. قَالَ: فَهَذَا لَعَلَّ عِرْقًا نَزَعَهُ. هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ.

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2129. 'Āishah narrated that the Prophet ﷺ visited her in a very happy mood, his face beaming with joy and said: "Don't you see that the Mujazziz looked just now at Zaid bin Ḥārīthah and Usāmah bin Zaid, and said: 'These feet belong to each other.'" (Ṣaḥīḥ) [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Ḥadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ. Sufyān bin 'Uyainah reported this Ḥadīth from Az-Zuhri, from 'Urwah, from 'Āishah and he added in it: "Don't you see that the Mujazziz passed by Zaid bin Ḥārīthah and Usāmah bin Zaid while their heads were covered, and their feet were exposed, and he said: 'These feet belong to each other.'" This is how Sa'eed bin 'Abdur-Raḥmān - and more than one narrator – narrated this Hadīth from Sufyān bin 'Uyainah, from Az-Zuhri [from 'Urwah, from 'Aishah. And this Hadīth is Hasan Ṣaḥīḥ]. Some of the people of knowledge used this Hadīth to support the case of the Qā'if.

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٢١٢٩ - حَدَّثَنَا ‌قُتَيْبَةُ ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌اللَّيْثُ ، عَنِ ‌ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ ‌عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ ‌عَائِشَةَ «أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا مَسْرُورًا تَبْرُقُ» أَسَارِيرُ وَجْهِهِ، فَقَالَ: أَلَمْ تَرَيْ أَنَّ مُجَزِّزًا نَظَرَ آنِفًا إِلَى زَيْدِ بْنِ حَارِثَةَ وَأُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، فَقَالَ: هَذِهِ الْأَقْدَامُ بَعْضُهَا مِنْ بَعْضٍ. هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ. ٢١٢٩ (م) - وَقَدْ رَوَى ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنِ ‌الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ ‌عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ ‌عَائِشَةَ ، وَزَادَ فِيهِ: أَلَمْ تَرَيْ «أَنَّ مُجَزِّزًا» مَرَّ عَلَى زَيْدِ بْنِ حَارِثَةَ وَأُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ قَدْ غَطَّيَا رُءُوسَهُمَا وَبَدَتْ أَقْدَامُهُمَا، فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذِهِ الْأَقْدَامَ بَعْضُهَا مِنْ بَعْضٍ. وَهَكَذَا حَدَّثَنَا ‌سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ‌وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ عَنْ ‌سُفْيَانَ بْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ. وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ. وَقَدِ احْتَجَّ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فِي إِقَامَةِ أَمْرِ الْقَافَةِ

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2130. Abū Hurairah narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Give gifts, for indeed the gift removes bad feelings from the chest. And let the neighbor not look down upon (the gift of) her neighbor, even if it be the lower shanks of sheep."[1] (Da'if) [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Gharīb from this route. Abū Ma'shar's name is Najih, the freed slave of Banū Hāshim. Some of the people of knowledge criticized him due to his poor memory.

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٢١٣٠ - حَدَّثَنَا ‌أَزْهَرُ بْنُ مَرْوَانَ الْبَصْرِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَوَاءٍ ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌أَبُو مَعْشَرٍ ، عَنْ ‌سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ ‌أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «تَهَادَوْا؛ فَإِنَّ الْهَدِيَّةَ تُذْهِبُ وَحَرَ» الصَّدْرِ، وَلَا تَحْقِرَنَّ جَارَةٌ لِجَارَتِهَا، وَلَوْ شِقَّ فِرْسِنِ شَاةٍ. هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ. وَأَبُو مَعْشَرٍ اسْمُهُ نَجِيحٌ مَوْلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ، وَقَدْ تَكَلَّمَ فِيهِ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ قِبَلِ حِفْظِهِ.

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2131. Ibn 'Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "The parable of the one who gives a gift, and then takes it back, is that of a dog who eats until he is full, and vomits, then he returns to [take back] his vomit." (Ṣaḥīḥ) [Abū 'Eisā said:] There are narrations on this topic from Ibn 'Abbās and 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr.

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٢١٣١ - حَدَّثَنَا ‌أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الْأَزْرَقُ ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌حُسَيْنٌ الْمُكْتِبُ ، عَنْ ‌عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ ، عَنْ ‌طَاوُسٍ ، عَنِ ‌ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَثَلُ الَّذِي يُعْطِي الْعَطِيَّةَ، ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ فِيهَا كَالْكَلْبِ» أَكَلَ حَتَّى إِذَا شَبِعَ قَاءَ ثُمَّ عَادَ فَرَجَعَ فِي قَيْئِهِ. وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، وَعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو.

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2132. Ibn 'Umar and Ibn 'Abbās narrated the Marfū' Hadīth: "It is not lawful for a man to give a gift and then take it back, except in the case of the father with what he gave to his son. And the parable of the one who gives a gift and then takes it back, is that of the dog who eats until he is full and vomits, then he returns to his vomit." (Ṣaḥīḥ) [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Ṣaḥīḥ. Ash-Shāfi'i said: "It is not lawful for one who confers something to take it back, except in the case of the father. He may take back what he gave to his son” and he used this Hadīth as proof. In the Name of Allāh,the Merciful, the Beneficent

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٢١٣٢ - حَدَّثَنَا ‌مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ ، عَنْ ‌حُسَيْنٍ الْمُعَلِّمِ ، عَنْ ‌عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي ‌طَاوُسٌ ، عَنِ ‌ابْنِ عُمَرَ ‌وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ يَرْفَعَانِ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ: «لَا يَحِلُّ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يُعْطِيَ عَطِيَّةً ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ فِيهَا»، إِلَّا الْوَالِدَ فِيمَا يُعْطِي وَلَدَهُ، وَمَثَلُ الَّذِي يُعْطِي الْعَطِيَّةَ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ فِيهَا كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ أَكَلَ حَتَّى إِذَا شَبِعَ قَاءَ ثُمَّ عَادَ فِي قَيْئِهِ. هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ. قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ: لَا يَحِلُّ لِمَنْ وَهَبَ هِبَةً أَنْ يَرْجِعَ فِيهَا، إِلَّا الْوَالِدَ، فَلَهُ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ فِيمَا أَعْطَى وَلَدَهُ، وَاحْتَجَّ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ.