Sahih Muslim Book - 20, Hadith - 3783

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ الْقَاسِمِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْقَاسِمَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّهَا أَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَشْتَرِىَ بَرِيرَةَ لِلْعِتْقِ فَاشْتَرَطُوا وَلاَءَهَا فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ « اشْتَرِيهَا وَأَعْتِقِيهَا فَإِنَّ الْوَلاَءَ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ ». وَأُهْدِىَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- لَحْمٌ فَقَالُوا لِلنَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- هَذَا تُصُدِّقَ بِهِ عَلَى بَرِيرَةَ. فَقَالَ « هُوَ لَهَا صَدَقَةٌ وَهُوَ لَنَا هَدِيَّةٌ ». وَخُيِّرَتْ. فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ وَكَانَ زَوْجُهَا حُرًّا. قَالَ شُعْبَةُ ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ زَوْجِهَا فَقَالَ لاَ أَدْرِى.

It was narrated from 'Aishah that she wanted to buy Barirah in order to manumit her, but they (her owners) stipulated conditions about the right of inheritance. She mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and he said: "Buy her and manumit her, for the right of inheritance belongs to the one who manumits (the slave)." Some meat was given to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) as a gift, and they said to the Prophet (s.a.w): "This was given in charity to Barirah." He said: "It is charity for her but it is a gift for us." And she was given the choice. 'Abdur-Rahman (a narrator) said: "Her husband was a free man." Shu'bah said: "Then I asked him about her husband, and he said: 'I do not know."'