Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3451
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَاتَبَتْ بَرِيرَةُ عَلَى نَفْسِهَا بِتِسْعِ أَوَاقٍ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ بِأُوقِيَّةٍ فَأَتَتْ عَائِشَةَ تَسْتَعِينُهَا فَقَالَتْ لاَ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَشَاءُوا أَنْ أَعُدَّهَا لَهُمْ عَدَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَيَكُونُ الْوَلاَءُ لِي . فَذَهَبَتْ بَرِيرَةُ فَكَلَّمَتْ فِي ذَلِكَ أَهْلَهَا فَأَبَوْا عَلَيْهَا إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْوَلاَءُ لَهُمْ فَجَاءَتْ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ وَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَتْ لَهَا مَا قَالَ أَهْلُهَا فَقَالَتْ لاَهَا اللَّهِ إِذًا إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْوَلاَءُ لِي . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا هَذَا " . فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ بَرِيرَةَ أَتَتْنِي تَسْتَعِينُ بِي عَلَى كِتَابَتِهَا فَقُلْتُ لاَ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَشَاءُوا أَنْ أَعُدَّهَا لَهُمْ عَدَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَيَكُونُ الْوَلاَءُ لِي فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لأَهْلِهَا فَأَبَوْا عَلَيْهَا إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْوَلاَءُ لَهُمْ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " ابْتَاعِيهَا وَاشْتَرِطِي لَهُمُ الْوَلاَءَ فَإِنَّ الْوَلاَءَ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ " . ثُمَّ قَامَ فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ " مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يَشْتَرِطُونَ شُرُوطًا لَيْسَتْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُونَ أَعْتِقْ فُلاَنًا وَالْوَلاَءُ لِي كِتَابُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَحَقُّ وَشَرْطُ اللَّهِ أَوْثَقُ وَكُلُّ شَرْطٍ لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ بَاطِلٌ وَإِنْ كَانَ مِائَةَ شَرْطٍ " . فَخَيَّرَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ زَوْجِهَا وَكَانَ عَبْدًا فَاخْتَارَتْ نَفْسَهَا . قَالَ عُرْوَةُ فَلَوْ كَانَ حُرًّا مَا خَيَّرَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Ishaq bin Ibrahim informed us; Jarir reported to us, from Hisham bin Urwah, from his father, from A'ishah, who said: Barirah made a manumission contract for herself for nine awaq, paying one uqiyyah each year. She came to A'ishah seeking her help. A'ishah said, ‘No, unless they agree that I pay the whole amount at once and that loyalty belongs to me.’ Barirah went and spoke with her owners about this, but they refused unless loyalty belonged to them. She came back to A'ishah, and the Messenger of Allah came at that time. A'ishah told her what her owners had said. She said, ‘No, by Allah, unless loyalty belongs to me.’ The Messenger of Allah asked, ‘What is this?’ She said, ‘Messenger of Allah, Barirah came to me seeking help with her contract, and I said no unless they agree that I pay the whole amount at once and that loyalty belongs to me. She spoke with her owners about this, but they refused unless loyalty belonged to them.’ The Messenger of Allah said, ‘Buy her, and stipulate loyalty for them, for loyalty belongs to the one who grants emancipation.’ Then he stood and addressed the people. He praised and glorified Allah, then said, ‘What is the matter with people who stipulate conditions that are not in the Book of Allah? They say, “Set so-and-so free, and loyalty belongs to me.” The Book of Allah has the greater right, and Allah's condition is more binding. Any condition that is not in the Book of Allah is invalid, even if there are a hundred conditions.’ The Messenger of Allah then gave her the choice regarding her husband. He was an enslaved man, and she chose herself. Urwah said: Had he been a free man, the Messenger of Allah would not have given her the choice.’
Translation notes
Awaq and uqiyyah are units of weight/payment retained in transliteration.