Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) reports this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Whoever claims a client relationship (wala') with someone other than the master who freed him has removed the collar of faith from his neck."
Imam Ahmad recorded it; it was reported from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) by a narrator, Khalid bin Abi Hayyan, whom Imam Abu Zur'ah declared thiqah (trustworthy); the remaining narrators of this narration are the narrators of the Sahih.
(Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: This hadith and other hadiths about the person who claims a client relationship (wala') with someone other than his true master will come in the chapter on inheritance shares (fara'id).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الإيمان / 349
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده حسن۔
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الامام احمد فى مسنده 332/3 اورده المؤلف فى زوائد المسند 137 اورده المؤلف فى زوائد المسند 326327328 اورده المؤلف فى زوائد المسند 132/1 ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 14152»