Narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: Sayyida Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) came to me, seeking my help regarding her contract of emancipation, and she had not yet paid anything. I said to her: Go back to your owners; if they agree that I pay your contract amount and your allegiance (wala’) is for me, then I can do so. She went to her owners and told them everything in detail, but they refused and said: If she (Sayyida Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her) wants to pay your amount for the sake of reward, then that is fine, but the allegiance (wala’) will still be for us. When I told this to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: Aisha! Buy her and set her free; allegiance (wala’) is only the right of the one who sets free. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and said: What is wrong with people that they start making such conditions which are not in the Book of Allah? Whoever makes a condition that is not in the Book of Allah, it is nothing for him, even if he makes a hundred conditions. The condition of Allah is the most deserving and the strongest.

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that Sayyida Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) came to her while she was a mukatab (a slave with a contract for freedom). Sayyida (Aisha) said to her: Will your owners sell you? She went to her owners and told them this. They said: No, we will not do that, except if she stipulates the condition of wala’ (loyalty) for us. When the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) learned of what they said, he said: Aisha! Buy her and set her free, for wala’ is only for the one who sets free.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) that Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) wanted to purchase Sayyida Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her), but her owners refused to sell her except on the condition that the right of wala’ (allegiance) would remain with them. When Sayyida Aisha informed the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) of this, he said: Buy her and set her free, for the right of wala’ belongs only to the one who pays the price.