70/31. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5430 — When Charity Becomes a Gift
Al-Udm (additional food taken with bread).
Hadith About Barira: Charity, Gift, and Wala
Sahih Bukhari : 5430
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5430
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ الْقَاسِمَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ، يَقُولُ كَانَ فِي بَرِيرَةَ ثَلاَثُ سُنَنٍ، أَرَادَتْ عَائِشَةُ أَنْ تَشْتَرِيَهَا فَتُعْتِقَهَا، فَقَالَ أَهْلُهَا، وَلَنَا الْوَلاَءُ، فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " لَوْ شِئْتِ شَرَطْتِيهِ لَهُمْ، فَإِنَّمَا الْوَلاَءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ ". قَالَ وَأُعْتِقَتْ فَخُيِّرَتْ فِي أَنْ تَقِرَّ تَحْتَ زَوْجِهَا أَوْ تُفَارِقَهُ، وَدَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمًا بَيْتَ عَائِشَةَ وَعَلَى النَّارِ بُرْمَةٌ تَفُورُ، فَدَعَا بِالْغَدَاءِ فَأُتِيَ بِخُبْزٍ وَأُدْمٍ مِنْ أُدْمِ الْبَيْتِ فَقَالَ " أَلَمْ أَرَ لَحْمًا ". قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، وَلَكِنَّهُ لَحْمٌ تُصُدِّقَ بِهِ عَلَى بَرِيرَةَ، فَأَهْدَتْهُ لَنَا. فَقَالَ" هُوَ صَدَقَةٌ عَلَيْهَا، وَهَدِيَّةٌ لَنَا ".
al-Qasim ibn Muhammad Narrated from:
Three traditions have been established because of Barira: `Aisha intended to buy her and set her free, but Barira's masters said, "Her wala' will be for us." `Aisha mentioned that to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) who said, "You could accept their condition if you wished, for the wala is for the one who manumits the slave."Barira was manumitted, then she was given the choice either to stay with her husband or leave him; One day Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) entered `Aisha's house while there was a cooking pot of food boiling on the fire. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked for lunch, and he was presented with bread and some extra food from the home-made Udm (e.g. soup). He asked, "Don't I see meat (being cooked)?" They said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle! But it is the meat that has been given to Barira in charity and she has given it to us as a present." He said, "For Barira it is alms, but for us it is a present."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5430In-book reference : Book 70, Hadith 58USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 65, Hadith 341
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5430
This hadith about Barira brings three matters in one report. First, Aisha wanted to buy Barira and free her, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that wala belongs to the one who manumits. Second, when Barira was freed, she was given a choice regarding staying with her husband or leaving him. Third, meat given to Barira as charity was later given by her as a present to the household of Aisha. When the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked about the meat, they explained its source. He said it was charity for Barira and a gift for us. This is a clear text for searches like Barira charity gift hadith and wala belongs to the liberator.
What we learn from this hadith
- Wala belongs to the one who frees the slave, as stated in the hadith.
- Barira was given a choice about her marriage after being freed.
- Something given as charity to one person can be a gift when passed on, as in this case.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked about the food and accepted the explained status.
