حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ زَوْجَ بَرِيرَةَ كَانَ عَبْدًا أَسْوَدَ يُسَمَّى مُغِيثًا قَالَ فَكُنْتُ أَرَاهُ يَتْبَعُهَا فِي سِكَكِ الْمَدِينَةِ يَعْصِرُ عَيْنَيْهِ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ وَقَضَى فِيهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرْبَعَ قَضِيَّاتٍ إِنَّ مَوَالِيَهَا اشْتَرَطُوا الْوَلَاءَ فَقَضَى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْوَلَاءَ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ وَخَيَّرَهَا فَاخْتَارَتْ نَفْسَهَا فَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَعْتَدَّ قَالَ وَتُصُدِّقَ عَلَيْهَا بِصَدَقَةٍ فَأَهْدَتْ مِنْهَا إِلَى عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ هُوَ عَلَيْهَا صَدَقَةٌ وَإِلَيْنَا هَدِيَّةٌ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2542
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the husband of Bareerah was a black slave whowas called Mugheeth. I used to see him following Bareerah in the streets of Madinah, weeping for her. The Prophet (PBUH) gave four rulings concerning her. Her masters stipulated that wala’ was for them, but the Prophet (PBUH) ruled: "Wala' belongs to the one who manumits the slave." He gave her the choice, and she chose divorce, and he ordered her to observe 'iddah. And she received charity and gave some of it as a gift to 'A'ishah (RA); she mentioned that to the Prophet (PBUH) and he said: "It is charity for her and a gift to us."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020