Hadith 5

Sahih Bukhari

Book 50: Makaatib

Chapter 4

The selling of a Mukatab on his agreement

باب بَيْعِ الْمُكَاتَبِ إِذَا رَضِيَ

'Aishah said, "A Mukatab remains a slave as long as he has not paid the whole amount." Zaid bin Thabit said, "He remains a slave even if he owed one Dirham." Ibn 'Umar said, "He remains a slave whether living or dead, or became insane, so long as he still has to pay something (from the writing of emancipation)."
وَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ هُوَ عَبْدٌ مَا بَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ. وَقَالَ زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ مَا بَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ دِرْهَمٌ. وَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ هُوَ عَبْدٌ إِنْ عَاشَ وَإِنْ مَاتَ وَإِنْ جَنَى، مَا بَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2564
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ بَرِيرَةَ، جَاءَتْ تَسْتَعِينُ عَائِشَةَ أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ فَقَالَتْ لَهَا إِنْ أَحَبَّ أَهْلُكِ أَنْ أَصُبَّ لَهُمْ ثَمَنَكِ صَبَّةً وَاحِدَةً فَأُعْتِقَكِ فَعَلْتُ‏.‏ فَذَكَرَتْ بَرِيرَةُ ذَلِكَ لأَهْلِهَا، فَقَالُوا لاَ‏.‏ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ وَلاَؤُكِ لَنَا‏.‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ قَالَ يَحْيَى فَزَعَمَتْ عَمْرَةُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ ذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏ ‏‏.‏
"‏ اشْتَرِيهَا وَأَعْتِقِيهَا، فَإِنَّمَا الْوَلاَءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ ‏"
`Amra bint `Abdur-Rahman:

Barirah went to Aisha, the mother of the faithful believers to seek her help in her emancipation Aisha said to her, "If your masters agree, I will pay them your price in a lump sum and manumit (free) you." Barirah mentioned that offer to her masters but they refused to sell her unless the Wala' was for them. `Aisha told Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about it. He said, "Buy and manumit her as the Wala' is for the liberator."