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Sunan an-Nasai 4659 — Wala Gift
Selling Loyalty (Al-Wala)
Hadith About Wala Gift: Loyalty Cannot Be Sold or Given Away
Sunan an-Nasai : 4659
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4659
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ بَيْعِ الْوَلاَءِ وَعَنْ هِبَتِهِ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah forbade selling loyalty or giving it away. (Sahih)]
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4659In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 211English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4663
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4659
This hadith about wala gift and sale repeats the same important wording from Ibn Umar: the Messenger of Allah forbade selling loyalty or giving it away. The narration is useful because it reinforces the rule in a very short form. In simple language, wala is not presented here as property that someone can move to another person through a sale or gift. It belongs in its proper place. This links closely with the Barirah narrations, where the Prophet stated that wala belongs to the one who frees. For readers searching hadith about selling loyalty, gifting wala, or manumission rights in Islam, this report gives the concise wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- The prohibition covers selling wala.
- The prohibition also covers giving wala away.
- The narration is brief and direct.
- It supports keeping wala in its proper legal place.
