Hadith 10876

Chapter 3

باب 3

(3) باب إِنَّمَا الْوَلاَءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ

(3) Chapter: Al-Wala' (Right of inheritance) belongs to the one who manumits the slave (FR)
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وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهَا أَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَشْتَرِيَ، جَارِيَةً تُعْتِقُهَا فَقَالَ أَهْلُهَا نَبِيعُكِهَا عَلَى أَنَّ وَلاَءَهَا لَنَا . فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " لاَ يَمْنَعُكِ ذَلِكَ فَإِنَّمَا الْوَلاَءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ ".

Ibn Umar reported that 'A'isha decided to buy a slave-girl and then set her free, but her masters said:
We are prepared to sell her to you on the condition that her right of inheritance would vest with you. She (Hadrat A'isha) made a mention of that to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) whereupon he said: This should not stand in your way. The right of inheritance vests in one who emancipates. (FR)

Reference (FR): Sahih Muslim 1504 a (FR)

In-book reference (FR): Book 20, Hadith 7 (FR)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 9, Hadith 3584 (FR)