وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِك أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ، أَنَّ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ سُئِلَ عَنْ عَبْدٍ لَهُ وَلَدٌ مِنَ امْرَأَةٍ حُرَّةٍ، لِمَنْ وَلَاؤُهُمْ ؟ فَقَالَ سَعِيدٌ : " إِنْ مَاتَ أَبُوهُمْ وَهُوَ عَبْدٌ لَمْ يُعْتَقْ، فَوَلَاؤُهُمْ لِمَوَالِي أُمِّهِمْ " .
Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib was asked: If a slave's son is born from a free woman, to whom will the wala' (right of inheritance/freedom) of this boy go? Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib said: If the boy's father dies while still a slave, the wala' will go to the mawali (clients) of his mother.