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."  

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  

[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.'"  

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 «»  

[Machine] Barirah came seeking my help in her correspondence, so I said to her, "If you wish, I will write to them once and pay your dowry. Then, I will set you free." Barirah mentioned this to her guardians, and they said, "We agree, as long as you stipulate that the loyalty remains with us." She narrated the incident to the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , and he said, "Buy her, for indeed loyalty belongs to the one who sets them free." This wording is reported by Ahmad in his Musnad from Al-Harith bin Maskeen, recited upon him. I've also heard it from Ibn Al-Qasim who said: Malik narrated to me from Yahya bin Sa'eed, who narrated from 'Amrah, that Barirah came seeking Aisha's help, and this narration is mursal.  

جَاءَتْ بَرِيرَةُ تَسْتَعِينُنِي فِي مُكَاتَبَتِهَا فَقُلْتُ لَهَا إِنْ شَاءَ مَوَالِيكِ صَبَبْتُ لَهُمْ ثَمَنَكِ صَبَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَأَعْتَقْتُكِ فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ بَرِيرَةُ لِمَوَالِيهَا فَقَالُوا لَا إِلَّا أَنْ تَشْتَرِطَ أَنَّ الْوَلَاءَ لَنَا قَالَتْ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «اشْتَرِيهَا فَإِنَّمَا الْوَلَاءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ» وَاللَّفْظُ لِأَحْمَدَ 6375 الْحَارِثُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ قِرَاءَةً عَلَيْهِ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ عَنِ ابْنِ الْقَاسِمِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَمْرَةَ أَنَّ بَرِيرَةَ جَاءَتْ تَسْتَعِينُ عَائِشَةَ مُرْسَلٌ  

[Machine] Once, I freed a slave woman. When Barirah mentioned this to her family, they said, "Your loyalty should be towards us." Malik said, "Yahya claims that Aisha mentioned this to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said, 'That should not prevent you from buying and freeing her. Loyalty is only for the one who emancipates.'"  

صَبَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَأُعْتِقَكِ فَعَلْتُ فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ بَرِيرَةُ لِأَهْلِهَا فَقَالُوا لَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ وَلَاؤُكِ لَنَا قَالَ مَالِكٌ قَالَ يَحْيَى فَزَعَمَتْ عَمْرَةُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ ؓ ذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَا يَمْنَعْكِ ذَلِكَ اشْتَرِيهَا وَأَعْتِقِيهَا فَإِنَّمَا الْوَلَاءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ