[Machine] She said, "Three years ago, people used to give me meat as charity and I would give it to Aisha. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered and said, 'What is this meat?' She said, 'It is meat that people give me as charity for Barirah (a freed slave woman). She gifted it to us.' He said, 'It is charity for Barirah and a gift for us.' Aisha wrote down on nine slips and said, 'If you wish, I will count it as one payment for them.' She said, 'They (the people) will not agree unless you stipulate loyalty for them.' So I mentioned that to the Prophet ﷺ and he said, 'Buy it and stipulate loyalty for them. Verily, loyalty belongs to the one who sets free.' She said, 'He set me free and I had the choice.'"  

أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ كَانَ فِي ثَلَاثٍ مِنَ السَّنَةِ تُصُدِّقَ عَلَيَّ بِلَحْمٍ فَأَهْدَيْتُهُ لِعَائِشَةَ فَدَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «مَا هَذَا اللَّحْمُ؟» فَقَالَتْ لَحْمٌ تُصُدِّقَ بِهِ عَلَى بَرِيرَةَ فَأَهْدَتْهُ لَنَا فَقَالَ «هُوَ عَلَى بَرِيرَةَ صَدَقَةٌ وَلَنَا هَدِيَّةٌ» وَكَاتَبَتْ عَلَى تِسْعِ أَوَاقٍ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ إِنْ شَاءَ مَوَالِيكِ عَدَدْتُ لَهُمْ ثَمَنَكِ عَدَّةً وَاحِدَةً فَقَالَتْ إِنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ إِلَّا أَنْ تَشْتَرِطِي لَهُمُ الْوَلَاءَ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «اشْتَرِيهَا وَاشْتَرِطِي لَهُمْ فَإِنَّمَا الْوَلَاءَ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ» قَالَتْ وَأَعْتَقَنِي فَكَانَ لِيَ الْخِيَارُ