Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever frees his share in a jointly-owned slave, and he has enough wealth to pay the full price of the slave, then the price will be assessed fairly, and the remaining partners will be given the price of their shares (from his wealth), and the slave will be freed on his behalf. Otherwise, whatever portion of the slave has been freed, is freed (for the freedom of the remaining shares, the slave himself will have to strive and pay the price).

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever frees his share in a jointly-owned slave, it is necessary for him to free the slave completely from his own wealth. But if he does not have enough wealth, then the value of the slave should be assessed justly, and the slave should be told to earn and pay the price of the remaining share himself in his effort for freedom, but no pressure should be put on the slave for this.

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that Lady Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) came to her to seek help regarding her contract of emancipation. She had not yet paid anything. Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said to her, "Go to your masters. If they agree that I pay the full amount of your contract and your allegiance (wala’) remains with me, then I can do so." Lady Barirah presented this proposal to her masters, but they refused and said, "If she (Lady Aisha) wants to do this good deed for you with the intention of reward, she may do so, but your allegiance will remain with us." Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) mentioned this to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so he said, "Buy her and set her free. Allegiance belongs only to the one who sets free." The narrator stated that then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) addressed the people and said, "What is wrong with some people that they stipulate conditions which are not found in the Book of Allah? So whoever stipulates a condition that is not in the Book of Allah, he will gain nothing from it, even if he stipulates a hundred such conditions. The condition of Allah is the most reasonable and the strongest."

The purified wife of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), narrated that three religious rulings were learned from Barirah: first, that she was freed and then given the choice regarding her husband (whether she wished to remain in his marriage or separate from him); and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said (regarding her), "Wala is established only for the one who sets free." And once, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came home and saw that meat was being cooked in a pot. Then, bread and some household curry were presented before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to eat. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I saw meat being cooked in the pot?" It was submitted, "Yes, but that meat was given to Barirah as charity, and you do not eat charity." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "That is charity for her, and for us, it is a gift from Barirah."

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade selling or gifting of wala (the right of inheritance from a freed slave).

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) delivered a sermon standing on a pulpit made of bricks. He was holding a sword, from which a scroll was hanging. He said: "By Allah, we have no book to be read except the Book of Allah, and nothing else except this scroll." Then he opened it, and in it was written the ages of camels to be given in blood money (diyah), (i.e., that camels of such and such ages should be given in diyah). And in it was also written that the land of Madinah Tayyibah, from the mountain of 'Ayr to the mountain of Thawr, is a sanctuary (Haram). So whoever introduces any new thing (innovation) in it, upon him is the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people. Allah will not accept any obligatory or voluntary act of worship from him. And in it was also written that the responsibility (pledge or protection) of the Muslims is one, and even the lowest among the Muslims can grant protection. So whoever breaks the protection given by a Muslim, upon him is the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people. Allah will not accept from him any obligatory or voluntary act of worship. And in it was also written that whoever establishes a bond of allegiance (wala’) with someone without the permission of his masters, upon him is the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people. Allah will not accept from him any obligatory or voluntary prayer.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever frees a Muslim (slave), Allah Almighty will free one limb of that person’s body from Hellfire in exchange for every limb of the slave’s body.