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Sunan an-Nasai 4644 — Manumission
If there Is an invalid condition in a transaction, the transaction Is valid but that condition is invalid
Hadith About Manumission: Wala Belongs to the One Who Frees
Sunan an-Nasai : 4644
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4644
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، أَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَشْتَرِيَ، جَارِيَةً تَعْتِقُهَا فَقَالَ أَهْلُهَا نَبِيعُكِهَا عَلَى أَنَّ الْوَلاَءَ لَنَا . فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " لاَ يَمْنَعُكِ ذَلِكَ فَإِنَّ الْوَلاَءَ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ " .
`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:
'Aishah wanted to but a slave woman to set her free, but her people said: "We will sell her to you on condition that her loyalty (Walla) is to us," She mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah and he said: "That should not stop you. Loyalty belongs to the one who sets the slave free."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4644In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 196English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4648
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4644
This hadith about manumission in Islam gives a short and direct teaching. Aishah wanted to buy a slave woman and set her free. The woman's people said they would sell her only if her wala remained with them. Aishah mentioned this to the Messenger of Allah. He told her that this condition should not stop her, because loyalty belongs to the one who sets the slave free. The hadith does not add extra details here. It teaches that a condition stated by sellers did not override the rule spoken by the Prophet. In simple terms, the person who frees the slave is the one connected to the right of wala.
What we learn from this hadith
- Aishah's aim was to buy the slave woman and free her.
- The sellers tried to attach a condition about wala.
- The Prophet said that condition should not stop her.
- Wala belongs to the one who sets the slave free.
