Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 2169
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَشْتَرِيَ جَارِيَةً فَتُعْتِقَهَا، فَقَالَ أَهْلُهَا نَبِيعُكِهَا عَلَى أَنَّ وَلاَءَهَا لَنَا. فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " لاَ يَمْنَعُكِ ذَلِكَ، فَإِنَّمَا الْوَلاَءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ ".
Abdullah ibn Yusuf informed us: Malik informed us, from Nafi, from Abdullah ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, that Aisha, Mother of the Believers, wanted to buy an enslaved woman and set her free. Her owners said, “We will sell her to you on condition that her wala belongs to us.” She mentioned this to the Messenger of Allah, who said: “That should not prevent you. The wala belongs only to the one who sets someone free.”
Translation notes
Wala refers to the bond and rights arising from manumission.