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اللؤلؤ والمرجان
Lu'lu' wal-Marjan
كتاب العتقBook of Emancipation
باب النهى عن بيع الولاء وهبتهProhibition of selling or gifting wala’
Hadith 962
اُردوEn
962 صحيح حديث ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: نَهى رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ بَيْعِ الْوَلاَءِ وَعَنْ هِبَتِهِ
Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade selling or gifting of wala (the right of inheritance from a freed slave).
Brief Explanation
Ibn Battal states that there is consensus among the scholars on the prohibition of altering lineage (the changing of lineage). Since the ruling of wala’ (allegiance due to manumission) is the same as that of lineage, just as lineage cannot be transferred, likewise, it is impermissible to transfer wala’. In the era of ignorance (jahiliyyah), people used to transfer wala’ through sale and other means; therefore, the Shari‘ah has prohibited this. (Murattib rahimahullah)
