Sahih al-Bukhari 2168

Book 34: Sales and Trade · Hadith 119

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ جَاءَتْنِي بَرِيرَةُ فَقَالَتْ كَاتَبْتُ أَهْلِي عَلَى تِسْعِ أَوَاقٍ فِي كُلِّ عَامٍ وَقِيَّةٌ، فَأَعِينِينِي‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ إِنْ أَحَبَّ أَهْلُكِ أَنْ أَعُدَّهَا لَهُمْ وَيَكُونَ وَلاَؤُكِ لِي فَعَلْتُ‏.‏ فَذَهَبَتْ بَرِيرَةُ إِلَى أَهْلِهَا، فَقَالَتْ لَهُمْ فَأَبَوْا عَلَيْهَا، فَجَاءَتْ مِنْ عِنْدِهِمْ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَالِسٌ، فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي قَدْ عَرَضْتُ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَأَبَوْا، إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْوَلاَءُ لَهُمْ‏.‏ فَسَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَخْبَرَتْ عَائِشَةُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏"‏ خُذِيهَا وَاشْتَرِطِي لَهُمُ الْوَلاَءَ، فَإِنَّمَا الْوَلاَءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَفَعَلَتْ عَائِشَةُ ثُمَّ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي النَّاسِ، فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَمَّا بَعْدُ مَا بَالُ رِجَالٍ يَشْتَرِطُونَ شُرُوطًا لَيْسَتْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ، مَا كَانَ مِنْ شَرْطٍ لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ بَاطِلٌ وَإِنْ كَانَ مِائَةَ شَرْطٍ، قَضَاءُ اللَّهِ أَحَقُّ، وَشَرْطُ اللَّهِ أَوْثَقُ، وَإِنَّمَا الْوَلاَءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated `Urwa:Aisha said, "Barira came to me and said, 'I have agreed with my masters to pay them nine Uqiyas (of gold) (in installments) one Uqiya per year; please help me.' I said, 'I am ready to pay the whole amount now provided your masters agree that your Wala' will be for me.' So, Barira went to her masters and told them about that offer but they refused to accept it. She returned, and at that time, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was sitting (present). Barira said, 'I told them of the offer but they did not accept it and insisted on having the Wala'.' The Prophet (ﷺ) heard that." `Aisha narrated the whole story to the Prophet. He said to her, "Buy her and stipulate that her Wala' would be yours as the Wala' is for the manumitter." `Aisha did so. Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood up in front of the people, and after glorifying Allah he said, "Amma Ba`du (i.e. then after)! What about the people who impose conditions which are not in Allah's Book (Laws)? Any condition that is not in Allah's Book (Laws) is invalid even if they were one hundred conditions, for Allah's decisions are the right ones and His conditions are the strong ones (firmer) and the Wala' will be for the manumitter

Urwa bataate hain: Ayesha ne kaha: "Barira mere paas aayi aur kaha: 'Maine apne maalikon se sehmati ki hai ke main unhe nau Uqiya (sona) dunga (kisaaaton mein), ek Uqiya har saal; kripya meri madad karein.' Maine kaha: 'Main puri raqam abhi ada karne ko taiyaar hoon bashart tumhare maalik raazi hon ke tumhara Wala mera hoga.' Isliye Barira apne maalikon ke paas gayi aur unhe yeh pesh kash bataya magar unhone qubool karne se inkaar kiya. Woh wapas aayi, aur us waqt Allah ke Rasool (wahin) baithe hue the. Barira ne kaha: 'Maine unhe pesh kash batai magar unhone qubool nahi ki aur Wala rakhne par zid ki.' Nabi ne yeh suna." Ayesha ne poori kahani Nabi ko sunayi. Aap ne unse kaha: "Ise khareedo aur shart rakho ke uska Wala tumhara hoga, kyunke Wala azaad karne wale ka hota hai." Ayesha ne waisa hi kiya. Phir Allah ke Rasool logon ke saamne khade hue, aur Allah ki hamd-o-sana karke kaha: "Amma ba'du (yaani iske baad)! Un logon ka kya kahna jo Allah ki Kitaab mein na hone wali sharten lagate hain? Koi bhi shart jo Allah ki Kitaab mein na ho, baatil hai chahe woh sau sharten hon, kyunke Allah ke faisle sahi hain aur uski sharten pukhta (mazboot) hain, aur Wala azaad karne wale ka hoga."

Sahih al-Bukhari 2168 · Book 34, Hadith 119

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