أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ بَرِيرَةَ جَائَتْ عَائِشَةَ تَسْتَعِينُهَا فِي کِتَابَتِهَا شَيْئًا فَقَالَتْ لَهَا عَائِشَةُ ارْجِعِي إِلَی أَهْلِکِ فَإِنْ أَحَبُّوا أَنْ أَقْضِيَ عَنْکِ کِتَابَتَکِ وَيَکُونَ وَلَاؤُکِ لِي فَعَلْتُ فَذَکَرَتْ ذَلِکَ بَرِيرَةُ لِأَهْلِهَا فَأَبَوْا وَقَالُوا إِنْ شَائَتْ أَنْ تَحْتَسِبَ عَلَيْکِ فَلْتَفْعَلْ وَيَکُونَ لَنَا وَلَاؤُکِ فَذَکَرَتْ ذَلِکَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ابْتَاعِي وَأَعْتِقِي فَإِنَّ الْوَلَائَ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يَشْتَرِطُونَ شُرُوطًا لَيْسَتْ فِي کِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَمَنْ اشْتَرَطَ شَيْئًا لَيْسَ فِي کِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ وَإِنْ اشْتَرَطَ مِائَةَ شَرْطٍ وَشَرْطُ اللَّهِ أَحَقُّ وَأَوْثَقُ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4670
It was narrated from ‘Aishah that Barirah came to ‘Aishah asking her to help her with her contract of manumission. ‘Aishah said: “Go back to your masters, and if they agree to let me pay off your contract of manumission, and let your loyalty be to me, then I will do it.” BarIrah told her masters about that, but they refused and said: “If she wants to seek reward (with Allah) by freeing you, let her do so, but your loyalty will be to us.” She told the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم i. about that, and the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said to her: “Buy her and set her free, and loyalty belongs to the one who set the slave free.” Then the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم a: said: “What is the matter with people who stipulate conditions that are not in the Book of Allah? Whoever stipulates something that is not in the Book of Allah, it is not valid even if he stipulates one hundred conditions. The condition of Allah is more deserving of being followed and is more binding.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020