Wala: those who said it goes to the eldest, meaning the nearest to the deceased

Ibrahim said: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say: The wala' belongs to the elder.

Ibrahim reports from Sayyiduna Umar, Sayyiduna Abdullah and Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with them) that the wala' belongs to the elder.

Al-Sha'bi reports that Shurayh ruled concerning it in the same way as is ruled concerning wealth.

He said: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) used to give it to the elder.

Abdullah bin Ma'qil reports from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Wala' is a branch of slavery, so whoever takes the inheritance will also take the wala'.

Ibn Riyah reports that Salim bin Abdullah said: The wala' belongs to the elder.

Layth reports that Tawus said: The wala' belongs to the elder.

Qays bin Muslim reports that Abu Malik al-Ghifari said: When the first emancipator dies, then whoever inherits from him, the wala' of his freed slave belongs to that person.

Yunus reports from Ibn Sirin: When the freed slave of a group dies, the person closest to him will be looked for, and his inheritance will be given to that person.

Al-Sha'bi said: Shurayh used to treat wala' as equivalent to wealth.

Al-Sha'bi said: The people of Madinah say: The wala' belongs to the elder.

Abu Awn said: Shurayh ruled concerning the family of al-Ash'ath that the wala' will be divided between the paternal uncle and the nephews.