14/20. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1236 — Selling or Gifting Wala
What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Sell Wala' And To Confer It
Selling Wala in Islam Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1236
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1236
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، وَشُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنْ بَيْعِ الْوَلاَءِ وَهِبَتِهِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ . وَقَدْ رَوَى يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ نَهَى عَنْ بَيْعِ الْوَلاَءِ وَهِبَتِهِ . وَهُوَ وَهَمٌ وَهِمَ فِيهِ يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ . وَرَوَى عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . وَهَذَا أَصَحُّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ يَحْيَى بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Prohibited Selling The Wala' And Conferring It. [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih. We Do Not Know Of It Except As A Narration Of 'Abdullah Bin Dinar, From Ibn 'Umar. This Hadith Is Acted Upon According To The People Of Knowledge.Yahya Bin Sulaim Reported This Hadith From 'Ubaidullah Bin 'Umar, From Nafi' From Ibn 'Umar From The Prophet (ﷺ), Saying "That He Prohibited Selling The Wala' And Conferring It." But This Is Mistake From Yahya Bin Sulaim. Because 'Abdul Wahhab Ath-Thaqafi, 'Abdullah Bin Numair And Others Reported It From 'Ubaidullah Bin 'Umar, From Ibn 'Umar, From The Prophet (ﷺ). And This Is More Correct Than The Narration Of Yahya Bin Sulaim.
[1] Al-Walā' is the right for the one who freed a slave to inherit his or her property. It is not lawful to sell that right, nor give it to someone as a gift.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1236In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 36English translation : Vol. 1, Book 12, Hadith 1236
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1236
This hadith speaks about Wala, a legal bond connected to manumission. Ibn Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم prohibited selling the Wala and conferring it as a gift. The text does not present Wala as a normal item that can be bought, sold, or transferred at will. Abu Eisa says this hadith is acted upon according to the people of knowledge, then discusses the chain and which route is more correct. The safe explanation is that some rights are not like ordinary goods in the market. This hadith keeps Wala from being treated as a trade item or a gift that someone can pass on by choice.
What we learn from this hadith
- Wala should not be sold.
- Wala should not be gifted or conferred as a transfer.
- The text treats Wala differently from ordinary market property.
- Some rights in Islamic law are not open for sale like goods.
