20/5. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1508c — Respecting the Rights of Mawali
The prohibition of a manumitted slave taking anyone as a Mawla except the one who manumitted him
Hadith on Respecting Mawali and Wala
Sahih Muslim : 1508c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1508c
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجُعْفِيُّ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ تَوَلَّى قَوْمًا بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِ مَوَالِيهِ فَعَلَيْهِ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ وَالْمَلاَئِكَةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ لاَ يُقْبَلُ مِنْهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عَدْلٌ وَلاَ صَرْفٌ " . وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ دِينَارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ " وَمَنْ وَالَى غَيْرَ مَوَالِيهِ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِهِمْ " .
Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: He who took the freed slave as his ally without the consent of his previous master, there is upon him the curse of Allah and that of His angels and that of the whole mankind, and there will not be accepted from him his obligatory acts or supercrogatory acts on the Day of Resurrection. This hadith is narrated through the same chain of transmitters, but with a slight change of words.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1508b, 1508cIn-book reference : Book 20, Hadith 23USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 9, Hadith 3600
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1508c
This Hadith gives the same warning reported from Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him). Allah’s Apostle (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said that whoever takes a freed slave as his ally without the consent of the previous master has upon him the curse of Allah, the angels, and all mankind. The narration also says that on the Day of Resurrection, neither obligatory acts nor supererogatory acts will be accepted from him. The related wording mentions allying with other than one’s mawali without permission. This Hadith about mawali teaches that claims of wala must not be made carelessly or without the rightful consent mentioned in the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- Wala should not be claimed without the consent mentioned in the Hadith.
- The warning includes the Day of Resurrection.
- The narration uses strong language to show the seriousness of the act.
- Rights connected to mawali must be respected.
