Hadith 2542

(حديث مرفوع) 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 " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the husband of Sayyidah Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) was a black Abyssinian slave whose name was Mughith. I used to see him following Sayyidah Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) in the streets of Madinah, and his tears were flowing down his beard. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made four decisions regarding Sayyidah Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her). The masters of Sayyidah Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) had made her sale conditional upon retaining the right of wala’ (allegiance) for themselves. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) decided that "Wala’ is the right of the one who sets free." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave her the choice after emancipation, and she chose herself, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered her to observe the waiting period (‘iddah). And once, someone gave something in charity to Sayyidah Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her), and she sent a portion of it as a gift to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her). She mentioned this to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so he said: "It is charity for her and a gift for us." (Because the ownership had changed.)
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / ومن مسند بني هاشم / 2542
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 5280