موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب العتق والولاءBook: On the Explanation of Emancipation and Allegiance
بَابُ مَصِيرِ الْوَلَاءِ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَTransfer of Wala' (allegiance) to the emancipator
Hadith 1284
وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِك، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَشْتَرِيَ جَارِيَةً تُعْتِقُهَا، فَقَالَ أَهْلُهَا : نَبِيعُكِهَا عَلَى أَنَّ وَلَاءَهَا لَنَا . فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ : لَا يَمْنَعَنَّكِ ذَلِكَ " فَإِنَّمَا الْوَلَاءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ "
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) wanted to buy a slave girl and set her free. Her people said: "We will sell her on the condition that the wala' (right of inheritance/loyalty) will be ours." Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) mentioned this matter to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said: "There is no harm for you; the wala' belongs to the one who sets free."
