Volume 7, Book 65, Number 341:
Narrated Qasim bin Muhammad:
Three traditions have been established because of Barira: ‘Aisha intended to buy her and set her
free, but Barira’s masters said, “Her wala’ will be for us.” ‘Aisha mentioned that to Allah’s Apostle who
said, “You could accept their condition if you wished, for the wala is for the one who manumits the
slave.” Barira was manumitted, then she was given the choice either to stay with her husband or
leave him; One day Allah’s Apostle entered ‘Aisha’s house while there was a cooking pot of food boil –
ing on the fire. The Prophet asked for lunch, and he was presented with bread and some extra food
from the home-made Udm (e.g. soup). He asked, “Don’t I see meat (being cooked)?” They said, “Yes, O
Allah’s Apostle! But it is the meat that has been given to Barira in charity and she has given it to us as
a present.” He said, “For Barira it is alms, but for us it is a present.”