Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 4658
Selling Loyalty (Al-Wala)
Arabic hadith text
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلمنَهَى عَنْ بَيْعِ الْوَلاَءِ وَعَنْ هِبَتِهِ .
Translation
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that
the Messenger of Allah forbade selling loyalty or giving it away. (Shah)