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The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “If somebody fights (or beats somebody) then he should avoid the face.”

Narrated ‘Aishah (ra) that Barira came to seek her help writing of emancipation and she had to pay five Uqiya (of gold) by five yearly installments. ‘Aishah said to her, “Do you think that if I pay the whole sum at once, your masters will sell you to me, and I will free you and your Wala’ will be for me.” Barira went to her masters and told them about that offer. They said that they would not agree to it unless her Wala’ would be for them. ‘Aishah further said, “I went to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and told him about it.” Allah Messenger (ﷺ) said to her, “Buy Barira and manumit her and the Wala’ will be for the liberator.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) then got up and said, “What about those people who stipulate conditions that are not present in Allah’s Laws? If anybody stipulates a condition which is not in Allah’s Laws, then what he stipulates is invalid. Allah’s Condition (Laws) are the truth and are more solid.”

That `Aisha told him that Barirah came to seek her help in her writing of emancipation (for a certain
sum) and that time she had not paid anything of it. `Aisha said to her, “Go back to your masters, and if
they agree that I will pay the amount of your writing of emancipation and get your Wala’, I will do
so.” Barirah informed her masters of that but they refused and said, “If she (i.e. `Aisha) is seeking
Allah’s reward, then she can do so, but your Wala’ will be for us.” `Aisha mentioned that to Allah’s
Apostle who said to her, “Buy and manumit (free) her, as the Wala’ is for the liberator.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) then
got up and said, “What about the people who stipulate conditions which are not present in Allah’s
Laws? Whoever imposes conditions which are not present in Allah’s Laws, then those conditions will
be invalid, even if he imposed these conditions a hundred times. Allah’s conditions (Laws) are the
truth and are more solid.”

Aisha wanted to buy a slave-girl in order to manumit her. The girl’s masters stipulated that her Wala’
would be for them. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said (to `Aisha), “What they stipulate should not stop you, for the
Wala’ is for the liberator.”

Barirah came (to `Aisha) and said, “I have made a contract of emancipation with my masters for nine
Uqiyas (of gold) to be paid in yearly installments. Therefore, I seek your help.” `Aisha said, “If your
masters agree, I will pay them the sum at once and free you on condition that your Wala’ will be for
me.” Barirah went to her masters but they refused that offer. She (came back) and said, “I presented to
them the offer but they refused, unless the Wala’ was for them.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) heard of that and
asked me about it, and I told him about it. On that he said, “Buy and manumit her and stipulate that
the Wala’ should be for you, as Wala’ is for the liberator.” `Aisha added, “Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) then got up
amongst the people, Glorified and Praised Allah, and said, ‘Then after: What about some people who
impose conditions which are not present in Allah’s Laws? So, any condition which is not present in
Allah’s Laws is invalid even if they were one-hundred conditions. Allah’s ordinance is the truth, and
Allah’s condition is stronger and more solid. Why do some men from you say, O so-and-so! manumit
the slave but the Wala will be for me? Verily, the Wala is for the liberator.”

Barirah went to Aisha, the mother of the faithful believers to seek her help in her emancipation Aisha
said to her, “If your masters agree, I will pay them your price in a lump sum and manumit (free) you.”
Barirah mentioned that offer to her masters but they refused to sell her unless the Wala’ was for them.
`Aisha told Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) about it. He said, “Buy and manumit her as the Wala’ is for the liberator.”

When Abu Huraira accompanied by his slave came intending to embrace Islam, they lost each other
on the way. (When the slave showed up) Abu Huraira said (to the Prophet), “I make you witness that
the slave is free for Allah’s Cause.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “A pious slave gets a double reward.” Abu Huraira added: By Him in Whose
Hands my soul is but for Jihad (i.e. holy battles), Hajj, and my duty to serve my mother, I would have
loved to die as a slave.

`Utba bin Abi Waqqas authorized his brother Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas to take the son of the slave-girl of
Zam`a into his custody, telling him that the boy was his own (illegal) son. When Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) went
(to Mecca) at the time of the Conquest, Sa`d took the son of the slave-girl of Zam`a to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
and also brought ‘Abu bin Zam`a with him and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! This is the son of my brother
`Utba who authorized me to take him into my custody.” ‘Abu bin Zam`a said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! He
is my brother, the son of Zam`a’s slave-girl and he was born on his bed.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) looked at the
son of the slave-girl of Zam`a and noticed much resemblance (to `Utba). Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “It is for
you, O ‘Abu bin Zam`a as he was born on the bed of your father.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) then told Sauda bint
Zam`a to observe veil in the presence of the boy as he noticed the boy’s resemblance to `Utba and
Sauda was the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) .

A man amongst us declared that his slave would be freed after his death. The Prophet (ﷺ) called for that
slave and sold him. The slave died the same year.