Hadith 26727

Chapter 7

باب 7

(7) باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْمَرْأَةِ تُعْتَقُ وَلَهَا زَوْجٌ

(7) Chapter: What has been related about a slave woman who is freed but she has a husband
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حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ زَوْجُ بَرِيرَةَ عَبْدًا فَخَيَّرَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاخْتَارَتْ نَفْسَهَا وَلَوْ كَانَ حُرًّا لَمْ يُخَيِّرْهَا .

Aishah narrated:
"Barfah's husband was a slave, so the Messenger of Allah let her chose, and she chose herself, and if he was a free man she would not have had a choice."

Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1154

In-book reference: Book 12, Hadith 9

English translation: Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1154