Q
What is the significance of the concept of ‘wala’ in Islamic law and how does it relate to manumission?
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Aisha said that Barirah came to seek her help in the writing of her emancipation. `Aisha said to her,
“If you wish, I will pay your masters (your price) and the wala’ will be for me.” When Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
came, she told him about it. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to her, “Buy her (i.e. Barirah) and manumit (free) her, for the
Wala is for the one who manumits.” Then Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) ascended the pulpit and said, “What about
those people who stipulate conditions which are not in Allah’s Laws? Whoever stipulates such
conditions as are not in Allah’s Laws, then those conditions are invalid even if he stipulated a hundred
such conditions.”
“If you wish, I will pay your masters (your price) and the wala’ will be for me.” When Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
came, she told him about it. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to her, “Buy her (i.e. Barirah) and manumit (free) her, for the
Wala is for the one who manumits.” Then Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) ascended the pulpit and said, “What about
those people who stipulate conditions which are not in Allah’s Laws? Whoever stipulates such
conditions as are not in Allah’s Laws, then those conditions are invalid even if he stipulated a hundred
such conditions.”
Referensi:
Sahih al-Bukhari 2735, Book 54, Hadith 22
Sahih al-Bukhari 2735, Book 54, Hadith 22
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