Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2614
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزُ بْنُ أَسَدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهَا أَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَشْتَرِيَ، بَرِيرَةَ فَتَعْتِقَهَا وَأَنَّهُمُ اشْتَرَطُوا وَلاَءَهَا فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " اشْتَرِيهَا وَاعْتِقِيهَا فَإِنَّ الْوَلاَءَ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ " . وَخُيِّرَتْ حِينَ أُعْتِقَتْ وَأُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِلَحْمٍ فَقِيلَ هَذَا مِمَّا تُصُدِّقَ بِهِ عَلَى بَرِيرَةَ . فَقَالَ " هُوَ لَهَا صَدَقَةٌ وَلَنَا هَدِيَّةٌ " . وَكَانَ زَوْجُهَا حُرًّا .
Amr ibn Yazid reported: Bahz ibn Asad narrated to us: Shuubah narrated to us: al-Hakam narrated to us, from Ibrahim, from al-Aswad, from Aishah, that she wanted to buy Barirah and emancipate her. The sellers stipulated that her wala belong to them. She mentioned this to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, who said: Buy her and emancipate her, for wala belongs to the one who emancipates. Barirah was given the choice when she was emancipated. Meat was brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and it was said: This is from what was given to Barirah as charity. He said: It is charity for her and a gift for us. Her husband was a free man.
Translation notes
The source links the Barirah report to the distinction between charity and gift: food given to her as charity became a gift when offered to the Prophet household. The final statement says her husband was free.