Volume 3, Book 46, Number 738:
Narrated Amra bint ‘AbdurRahman:
Buraira went to Aisha, the mother of the faithful believers to seek her help in her emancipation
Aisha said to her, “If your masters agree, I will pay them your price in a lump sum and manumit
you.” Buraira mentioned that offer to her masters but they refused to sell her unless the Wala’ was
for them. ‘Aisha told Allah’s Apostle about it. He said, “Buy and manumit her as the Wala’ is for the
liberator.”
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Volume 3, Book 46, Number 739:
Narrated ‘Abdul Wahid bin Aiman:
I went to ‘Aisha and said, “I was the slave of Utba bin Abu Lahab. “Utba died and his sons became
my masters who sold me to Ibn Abu Amr who manumitted me. The sons of ‘Utba stipulated that my
Wala’ should be for them.” ‘Aisha said, “Buraira came to me and she was given the writing of eman –
cipation by her masters and she asked me to buy and manumit her. I agreed to it, but Buraira told me
that her masters would not sell her unless her Wala’ was for them.” ‘Aisha said, “I am not in need of
that.” When the Prophet heard that, or he was told about it, he asked ‘Aisha about it. ‘Aisha men –
tioned what Buraira had told her. The Prophet said, “Buy and manumit her and let them stipulate
whatever they like.” So, ‘Aisha bought and manumitted her and her masters stipulated that her Wala’
should be for them.” The Prophet;, said, “The Wala’ will be for the liberator even if they stipulated a
hundred conditions.”
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Book 47: Gifts
Volume 3, Book 46, Number 737:
Narrated Aisha:
Buraira came (to ‘Aisha) and said, “I have made a contract of emancipation with my masters for
nine Uqiyas (of gold) to be paid in yearly installments. Therefore, I seek your help.” ‘Aisha said, “If
your masters agree, I will pay them the sum at once and free you on condition that your Wala’ will
be for me.” Buraira went to her masters but they refused that offer. She (came back) and said, “I
presented to them the offer but they refused, unless the Wala’ was for them.” Allah’s Apostle heard of
that and asked me about it, and I told him about it. On that he said, “Buy and manumit her and stipu –
late that the Wala’ should be for you, as Wala’ is for the liberator.” ‘Aisha added, “Allah’s Apostle then
got up amongst the people, Glorified and Praised Allah, and said, ‘Then after: What about some
people who impose conditions which are not present in Allah’s Laws? So, any condition which is not
present in Allah’s Laws is invalid even if they were one-hundred conditions. Allah’s ordinance is the
truth, and Allah’s condition is stronger and more solid. Why do some men from you say, O so-and-
so! manumit the slave but the Wala will be for me? Verily, the Wala is for the liberator.”
Volume 3, Book 46, Number 733:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar:
That he heard Allah’s Apostle saying, “Everyone of you is a guardian and is responsible for his
charge; the ruler is a guardian and is responsible for his subjects; the man is a guardian in his family
and responsible for his charges; a woman is a guardian of her husband’s house and responsible for
her charges; and the servant is a guardian of his master’s property and is responsible for his charge.”
I definitely heard the above from the Prophet and think that the Prophet also said, “A man is a guard –
ian of his father’s property and responsible for his charges; so everyone of you is a guardian and re –
sponsible for his charges.”
Volume 3, Book 46, Number 734:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “If somebody fights (or beats somebody) then he should avoid the face.”
Volume 3, Book 46, Number 735:
Narrated ‘Urwa:
That ‘Aisha told him that Buraira came to seek her help in her writing of emancipation (for a cer –
tain sum) and that time she had not paid anything of it. ‘Aisha said to her, “Go back to your masters,
and if they agree that I will pay the amount of your writing of emancipation and get your Wala’, I
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will do so.” Buraira informed her masters of that but they refused and said, “If she (i.e. ‘Aisha) is seek –
ing Allah’s reward, then she can do so, but your Wala’ will be for us.” ‘Aisha mentioned that to Allah’s
Apostle who said to her, “Buy and manumit her, as the Wala’ is for the liberator.” Allah’s Apostle then
got up and said, “What about the people who stipulate conditions which are not present in Allah’s
Laws? Whoever imposes conditions which are not present in Allah’s Laws, then those conditions will
be invalid, even if he imposed these conditions a hundred times. Allah’s conditions (Laws) are the
truth and are more solid.”
Volume 3, Book 46, Number 736:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar:
Aisha wanted to buy a slave-girl in order to manumit her. The girl’s masters stipulated that her
Wala’ would be for them. Allah’s Apostle said (to ‘Aisha), “What they stipulate should not stop you,
for the Wala’ is for the liberator.”
Volume 3, Book 46, Number 728:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “You should not say, ‘Feed your lord (Rabbaka), help your lord in performing
ablution, or give water to your lord, but should say, ‘my master (e.g. Feed your master instead of lord
etc.) (Saiyidi), or my guardian (Maulai), and one should not say, my slave (Abdi), or my girl-slave
(Amati), but should say, my lad (Fatai), my lass (Fatati), and ‘my boy (Ghulami).”