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Sunan an-Nasai 3451 (Book 27, Hadith 63) #18063
Making Conditions Not in the Book of Allah

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) teaching people not to make conditions that are not in the Book of Allah, and giving a slave woman the choice to decide her own fate.

It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "Barirah made a contract that she would be freed in return for nine Awaq, one Uqiyah to be paid each year". She came to 'Aishah asking for help and she said: "No, not unless they agree to accept the sum in one payment, and that the Wala' will go to me". Barirah went and spoke to her masters but they insisted that the Wala' should be for them. She came to 'Aishah and the Messenger of Allah came, and she told her what her masters had said. She said: "No, by Allah, not unless Wala' is to me". The Messenger of Allah said: "What is this?" She said: "O Messenger of Allah, Barirah came to me and asked me to help her with her contract of manumission, and I said no, not unless they agree to accept the sum in one payment, and that the Wala' will be for me. She mentioned that to her masters and they insisted that the Wala' should be for them". The Messenger of Allah said: "Buy her, and stipulate that the Wala' is for the one who sets the slave free". Then he stood up and addressed the people and said: "What is the matter with people who stipulate conditions that are not in the Book of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime? They say: 'I set so-and-so free but the Wala' will be to me'. Every condition that is not in the Book of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, is a false condition, even if there are a hundred conditions". And the Messenger of Allah gave her the choice with regard to her husband who was still a slave, and she chose herself'.Urwah said: "If he had been free the Messenger of Allah would not have given her the choice".
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَاتَبَتْ بَرِيرَةُ عَلَى نَفْسِهَا بِتِسْعِ أَوَاقٍ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ بِأُوقِيَّةٍ فَأَتَتْ عَائِشَةَ تَسْتَعِينُهَا فَقَالَتْ لاَ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَشَاءُوا أَنْ أَعُدَّهَا لَهُمْ عَدَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَيَكُونُ الْوَلاَءُ لِي ‏.‏ فَذَهَبَتْ بَرِيرَةُ فَكَلَّمَتْ فِي ذَلِكَ أَهْلَهَا فَأَبَوْا عَلَيْهَا إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْوَلاَءُ لَهُمْ فَجَاءَتْ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ وَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَتْ لَهَا مَا قَالَ أَهْلُهَا فَقَالَتْ لاَهَا اللَّهِ إِذًا إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْوَلاَءُ لِي ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ مَا هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ بَرِيرَةَ أَتَتْنِي تَسْتَعِينُ بِي عَلَى كِتَابَتِهَا فَقُلْتُ لاَ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَشَاءُوا أَنْ أَعُدَّهَا لَهُمْ عَدَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَيَكُونُ الْوَلاَءُ لِي فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لأَهْلِهَا فَأَبَوْا عَلَيْهَا إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْوَلاَءُ لَهُمْ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ ابْتَاعِيهَا وَاشْتَرِطِي لَهُمُ الْوَلاَءَ فَإِنَّ الْوَلاَءَ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يَشْتَرِطُونَ شُرُوطًا لَيْسَتْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُونَ أَعْتِقْ فُلاَنًا وَالْوَلاَءُ لِي كِتَابُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَحَقُّ وَشَرْطُ اللَّهِ أَوْثَقُ وَكُلُّ شَرْطٍ لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ بَاطِلٌ وَإِنْ كَانَ مِائَةَ شَرْطٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَخَيَّرَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ زَوْجِهَا وَكَانَ عَبْدًا فَاخْتَارَتْ نَفْسَهَا ‏.‏ قَالَ عُرْوَةُ فَلَوْ كَانَ حُرًّا مَا خَيَّرَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ
TOPICS
conditions  *  choice  *  mukatabah  *  wala  *  shurut  *  ikhtiyar  *  manumission  *  bookofallah

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect Islamic teachings , Be just towards slaves/servants/employees/workers , Give freedom from slavery or oppression , Be fair towards all regardless of their social status , Show equality between all humans regardless of their gender or race , Respect human rights , Show kindness towards others especially those who cannot defend themselves .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about Barirah, a slave woman who made a contract with her masters that she would be freed in return for nine Awaq, one Uqiyah to be paid each year. She asked 'Aishah for help but was refused unless they agreed to accept the sum in one payment and that the Wala' will go to 'Aishah. When Barirah mentioned this condition to her masters they insisted that it should be for them instead. The Prophet Muhammad then intervened and said that every condition which is not found in the Book of Allah is false even if there are a hundred conditions. He then gave Barirah a choice with regard to her husband who was still a slave at that time, and she chose herself. This hadith teaches us an important lesson; we should only make conditions which are found within the teachings of Islam as stated by Allah SWT himself as any other condition will be considered false even if there are many such conditions made by people themselves.

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