Hadith 7

Sahih Muslim

Book 20: The Book of Emancipating Slaves

Chapter 3

Al-Wala' (Right of inheritance) belongs to the one who manumits the slave

باب إِنَّمَا الْوَلاَءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ

Sahih Muslim 1504a
وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهَا أَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَشْتَرِيَ، جَارِيَةً تُعْتِقُهَا فَقَالَ أَهْلُهَا نَبِيعُكِهَا عَلَى أَنَّ وَلاَءَهَا لَنَا ‏.‏ فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏ ‏‏.‏
"‏ لاَ يَمْنَعُكِ ذَلِكَ فَإِنَّمَا الْوَلاَءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ ‏"
Ibn Umar reported that 'A'isha decided to buy a slave-girl and then set her free, but her masters said:

We are prepared to sell her to you on the condition that her right of inheritance would vest with you. She (Hadrat A'isha) made a mention of that to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) whereupon he said: This should not stand in your way. The right of inheritance vests in one who emancipates.

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

'Aisha bint Abi Bakr

أمّ المؤمنين عائشة بنت أبي بكر الصديق

2,580 narrations

companion
2

ibn Umar

عبد الله بن عمر بن الخطاب

2,679 narrations

follower
3

Nafie'

نافع مولى ابن عمر

1,506 narrations

3rd Generation
4

Yahya bin Yahya bin Bukayr

يحيى بن يحيى بن بكير

883 narrations