نَا نَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، نَا هَارُونُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ ، نَا عَبْدَةُ ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، وَقَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، " أَنَّ زَوْجَ بَرِيرَةَ كَانَ عَبْدًا أَسْوَدَ لِبَنِي الْمُغِيرَةِ يَوْمَ أُعْتِقَتْ ، وَاللَّهِ لَكَأَنِّي بِهِ فِي طُرُقِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَنَوَاحِيهَا ، وَإِنَّ دُمُوعَهُ لَتَتَحَدَّرُ عَلَى لِحْيَتِهِ يَتْبَعُهَا يَتَرَضَّاهَا لِتَخْتَارَهُ فَلَمْ تَفْعَلْ " .
Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: Barirah’s (may Allah be pleased with her) husband was a black slave from Banu Mughira. The day Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) was freed, by Allah, I still remember well the scene that he was walking through the streets and alleys of Madinah, his tears flowing down his beard, following behind Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) to please her so that she would choose him, but she did not do so.