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ذِكْرُ الْخَبَرِ الْمُدْحِضِ قَوْلَ مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ أَعَانَتْ بَرِيرَةَ فِي كِتَابَتِهَا مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ تَكُونَ قَدِ اشْتَرَتْهَا أَوْ أَعْتَقَتْهَا

ibnhibban:4326 – al-Ḥusayn b. Idrīs al-Anṣārī > Aḥmad b. Abū Bakr > Mālik > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > ʿAmrah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Barīrah Jāʾat Tastaʿīn ʿĀʾishah > ʿĀʾishah In Aḥab Ahluk

[Machine] "That I pour for them a drink from you, then I will free you." So, I did it and I said, "And may I have your loyalty in return?" Barirah mentioned that to her family and they said, "We will not accept the loyalty unless it is for us." Yahya said, "Ummrah claimed that Aishah mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said, 'That should not prevent you. Buy her and free her, for loyalty is only for the one who frees.'"  

ابن حبّان:٤٣٢٦ – أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَمْرَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّ بَرِيرَةَ جَاءَتْ تَسْتَعِينُ عَائِشَةَ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ إِنْ أَحَبَّ أَهْلُكِ

أَنْ أَصُبَّ لَهُمْ عَنْكِ صَبَّةً فَأُعْتِقَكِ فَعَلْتُ وَيَكُونُ لِي وَلَاؤُكِ فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ بَرِيرَةُ لِأَهْلِهَا فَقَالُوا لَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ الْوَلَاءُ لَنَا قَالَ يَحْيَى فَزَعَمَتْ عَمْرَةُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ ذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «» لَا يَمْنَعُكِ ذَلِكَ اشْتَرِيهَا وَأَعْتِقِيهَا فَإِنَّمَا الْوَلَاءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ «»  

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bukhari:2564 – ʿAbdullāh b. Yūsuf > Mālik > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > ʿAmrah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Barīrah Jāʾat Tastaʿīn ʿĀʾishah > Lahā In Aḥab Ahluk

Barirah 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 (free) you." Barirah mentioned that offer to her masters but they refused to sell her unless the Wala' was for them. ʿAisha told Messenger of Allah ﷺ about it. He said, "Buy and manumit her as the Wala' is for the liberator."  

البخاري:٢٥٦٤ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَمْرَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ

أَنَّ بَرِيرَةَ جَاءَتْ تَسْتَعِينُ عَائِشَةَ أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ؓ فَقَالَتْ لَهَا إِنْ أَحَبَّ أَهْلُكِ أَنْ أَصُبَّ لَهُمْ ثَمَنَكِ صَبَّةً وَاحِدَةً فَأُعْتِقَكِ فَعَلْتُ فَذَكَرَتْ بَرِيرَةُ ذَلِكَ لأَهْلِهَا فَقَالُوا لاَ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ وَلاَؤُكِ لَنَا قَالَ مَالِكٌ قَالَ يَحْيَى فَزَعَمَتْ عَمْرَةُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ ذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ اشْتَرِيهَا وَأَعْتِقِيهَا فَإِنَّمَا الْوَلاَءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ  

malik:38-20 – Mālik > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > ʿAmrah Bint ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Barīrah Jāʾat Tastaʿīn ʿĀʾishah > ʿĀʾishah In Aḥab Ahluk

Malik related to me from Yahya ibn Said from Amra bint Abd ar- Rahman that Barira came asking the help of A'isha, umm al-muminin. A'isha said, "If your masters agree that I pay them your price in one lump sum and set you free I will do it." Barira mentioned that to her masters and they said, "No, not unless your wala' is ours." Yahya ibn Said added that Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman claimed that A'isha mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Buy her and set her free. The wala' only belongs to the one who sets free."  

مالك:٣٨-٢٠ – وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَمْرَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّ بَرِيرَةَ جَاءَتْ تَسْتَعِينُ عَائِشَةَ أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ إِنْ أَحَبَّ أَهْلُكِ

أَنْ أَصُبَّ لَهُمْ ثَمَنَكِ صَبَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَأُعْتِقَكِ فَعَلْتُ فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ بَرِيرَةُ لأَهْلِهَا فَقَالُوا لاَ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَنَا وَلاَؤُكِ قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ فَزَعَمَتْ عَمْرَةُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ ذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اشْتَرِيهَا وَأَعْتِقِيهَا فَإِنَّمَا الْوَلاَءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ