Hadith Details
Discover timeless wisdom from the authentic teachings of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Each hadith offers profound guidance for daily life, spiritual growth, and moral excellence, preserved and transmitted through generations of Islamic scholarship.
Sahih al-Bukhari
كتاب العتق
Manumission of Slaves
" أَعْتِقِيهَا، فَإِنَّ الْوَلاَءَ لِمَنْ أَعْطَى الْوَرِقَ "
I bought Barirah but her masters put the condition that her Wala' would be for them. I told the Prophet (ﷺ) about it. He said (to me), "Manumit (free) her as her Wala' will be for the one who pays the price." So, I manumitted (freed) her. The Prophet (ﷺ) called Barirah and gave her the option of either staying with her husband or leaving him. She said, "Even if he gave me so much money, I would not stay with him," and so she preferred her freedom to her husband.
More from Manumission of Slaves
Other hadiths from the same chapter
- Hadith 2538
My father told me that Hakim bin Hizam manumitted one-hundred slaves in the Pre-Islamic period of ignorance and slaughtered one-hundred camels (and distributed…
- Hadith 2530
When Abu Huraira accompanied by his slave set out intending to embrace Islam they lost each other on the way. The slave then came while Abu Huraira was sitting…
- Hadith 2551
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The Mamluk (slave) who worships his Lord in a perfect manner, and is dutiful, sincere and obedient to his Saiyid (master), will get a…
- Hadith 2525
That he used to give his verdict regarding the male or female slaves owned by more than one master, one of whom may manumit his share of the slave. Ibn `Umar…
- Hadith 2526
That the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever frees his portion of a (common) slave."
- Hadith 2544
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "He who has a slave-girl and educates and treats her nicely and then manumits and marries her, will get a double reward."