20/2. Chapter:
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 960 — The Book of Manumission (of Slaves)
Al-Wala' is for the manumitter.
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan : 960
Al-Lu'lu Wal-MarjanHadith Number 960
حديث عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ بَرِيرَةَ جَاءَتْ تَسْتَعِينُهَا فِي كِتَابَتِهَا، وَلَمْ تَكُنْ قَضَتْ مِنْ كِتَابَتِهَا شَيْئًا قَالَتْ لَهَا عَائِشَةُ: ارْجِعِي إِلَى أَهْلِكِ فَإِنْ أَحَبُّوا أَنْ أَقْضِيَ عَنْكِ كِتَابَتَكِ وَيَكُونَ وَلَاؤُكِ لِي فَعَلْتُ فَذَكَرَتْ ذلِكَ بَرِيرَةُ َلأهْلِهَا فَأَبَوْا، وَقَالُوا: إِنْ شَاءَتْ أَنْ تَحْتَسِبَ عَلَيْكِ فَلْتَفْعَلْ وَيَكُونَ وَلَاؤُكِ لَنَا؛ فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ، فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: ابْتَاعِي فَأَعْتِقِي، فَإِنَّمَا الْوَلَاءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ قَالَ، ثُمَّ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ، فَقَالَ: مَا بَالُ أُنَاسٍ يَشْتَرِطُونَ شُرُوطًا لَيْسَتْ فِي كَتَابِ اللهِ، مَنِ اشْتَرَطَ شَرْطًا لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ، وَإِنْ شَرَطَ مِائَةَ شَرْطٍ، شَرْطُ اللهِ أَحَقُّ وَأَوْثَقُ.
A'isha Narrated from:
Barîra came to seek her help in her writing of emancipation (for a certain sum) and that time she had not paid anything of it. ‘Aisha said to her, “Go back to your masters, and if they agree that I will pay the amount of your writing of emancipation and get your Walâ ’, I will do so.”Barîra informed her master of that but they refused and said, “If she (i.e. ‘Aisha) is seeking Allâh’s reward, then she can do so, but your Walâ ’ will be for us.” ‘Aisha mentioned that to Allâh’s Messenger ﷺ who said to her, “Buy and manumit her, as the Walâ ’ is for the liberator.”Allâh’s Messenger ﷺ then got up and said, “What about the people who stipulate things which are not present in Allâh’s Laws? Whoever imposes conditions which are not present in Allâh’s Laws, then those conditions will be invalid, even if he imposed those conditions a hundred times. Allâh’s Conditions (Laws) are the truth and are more solid.” ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 735-B, Vol. 3 )
