Abd al-Rahman bin al-Qasim narrates from his father that Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) intended to buy Barirah and set her free, but her owners stipulated the wala' (right of inheritance from the freed slave) for themselves. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) mentioned this to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Buy her and set her free, for the wala' belongs to the one who sets free." She said: Barirah was given some meat. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is this?" They said: This meat was given in charity to Barirah. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "For her it is charity, and for us it is a gift." She said: Barirah was given the choice, and her husband was free. Shu'bah said: After that I asked him, and he said: I do not know whether he was free or a slave. Shu'bah said: I said to Simak bin Harb: I am wary of asking him about the chain, so you ask him. So Simak asked: Did your father narrate this to you from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her)? He said: Yes. Shu'bah said: When Simak was leaving, he said: I have confirmed it for you.
(b) Simak bin Harb narrates from Abd al-Rahman bin al-Qasim that her husband was indeed a slave.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 14255
Abd al-Rahman bin al-Qasim narrates from his father that Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) bought Barirah from some people of the Ansar, and they stipulated the wala' for themselves. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The wala' belongs to the one who is the patron of the favour (of freeing)." She said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave Barirah the choice, and her husband was a slave. She gave Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) some meat as a gift, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Cook this meat for us." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: This was given in charity to Barirah. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "For her it is charity, and for us it is a gift."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 14256
Al-Qasim bin Muhammad narrates from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) had made a contract of emancipation (mukatabah) with some people of the Ansar. He narrated the hadith regarding the wala' and the gift. She said: She was married to a slave. When Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) was freed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave her the choice: "If you wish, remain married to this slave, or if you wish, separate from him."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 14258
Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Her husband was a slave, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave her the choice, and she chose herself (separation). Had her husband been free, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would not have given her the choice.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 14259
Urwah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the husband of Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) was a slave.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 14260
Urwah narrates from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) was married to a slave. When she was freed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) placed her matter in her own hands.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 14261
Amrah narrates that Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave Barirah the choice when her husband was a slave.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 14262
Ikrimah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the husband of Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) was a black slave named Mughith. It is as if I am looking at him, going around in the streets of Madinah.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 14263
Ikrimah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the husband of Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) was a black slave named Mughith. He said: I can see him following Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) through the streets of Madinah, shedding tears. And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave four rulings concerning her: (1) the wala' belongs to the one who sets free; (2) he gave Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) the choice; (3) he ordered her to observe the waiting period (iddah); (4) meat was given in charity to Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her), which she gave as a gift to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her). Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) mentioned it to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "For her it is charity, and for us it is a gift."
(b) Abu al-Walid narrates briefly from Shu'bah and Hammam: I saw the husband of Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) as a slave.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 14264
Ikrimah narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Mughith was the slave of Banu so-and-so. I can see Mughith following Barirah through the streets of Madinah, weeping.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 14265
Ikrimah narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the husband of Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) was a black slave. His name was Mughith (may Allah be pleased with him), and he was the slave of Banu so-and-so. It is as if I am looking at Mughith going around behind Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) in the streets of Madinah, weeping.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 14266
Ikrimah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the husband of Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) was a slave who was called Mughith. He is going around behind Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her), weeping, with his tears flowing down his beard. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him): "Are you not amazed at the love Mughith has for Barirah, and at Barirah's dislike of Mughith?" Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: "If only you would go back to him, for he is the father of your children." She said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Are you commanding me? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I am only interceding." She said: Then I have no need of him.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 14267
Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The husband of Sayyidah Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) was a slave who was called Mughith (may Allah be pleased with him).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 14269
Sayyidah Safiyyah bint Abi Ubayd (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The husband of Sayyidah Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) was a slave.
This chain is sahih (authentic).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 14270
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: A slave woman is given the choice after being freed only when her husband is a slave.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 14271
Al-Qasim bin Muhammad narrates from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that a male slave and a female slave of Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) were husband and wife. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "O Messenger of Allah! I want to set them free." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you intend to set them free, then free the man first, and free the woman afterwards."
Ibn Mawhab, who is Ubaydullah bin Abd al-Rahman bin Mawhab, is alone in narrating it.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 14272
The jurists of the people of Madinah whose opinion is authoritative used to say: When a slave woman is married to a slave and they are both freed together, the woman has no choice. And if the slave woman was freed first and remained silent until her husband was freed as well, then she has no choice either.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 14273