Sahih Muslim Hadith 3779 – A1-Walâ’ (Right Of

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[37791 8 – ( … ) It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "BarIrah entered upon me and said: 'My masters have made a contract of manumission for me, in return for nine Uqiyah over (a period of) nine years, one Uqiyah each year; help me.' I said to her: 'If your masters wish, I will prepare it for them in one payment, and I will manumit you, and the right of inheritance will be mine, (only) then I will do it.' She mentioned that to her masters, but they insisted that the right of inheritance would be theirs. She came to me and told me that, and I scolded her. She said: 'Then it is not possible.' The Messenger of Allah heard and he asked me, and I told him about that. He said: 'Buy her and manumit her, even if they stipulated that the right of inheritance would be theirs, for the right of inheritance belongs to the one who manumits (the slave).' So I did that. Then the Messenger of Allah ç adressed the people in the evening. He praised and glorified Allah as He deserves, then he said: 'What is the matter with people who stipulate conditions that are not in the Book of Allah? There is no condition that is not in the Book of Allah but it is invalid, even if there are one hundred conditions. The Book of Allah is more deserving of being followed and the conditions of Allah are more binding. What is the matter with some men among you who say: "Manumit so-and-so and the right of inheritance will be mine;" rather the right of inheritance belongs to the one who manumits (the slave)."