(Second chain) The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) returned his daughter, Sayyida Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her), to her husband, Sayyiduna Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi', with the original marriage contract, even though Sayyida had embraced Islam six years before her husband. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) neither required new witnesses nor demanded a new dowry.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) returned his daughter to Sayyiduna Abu al-As with a new dowry and a new marriage contract.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a woman became Muslim during the time of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and then got married again, but her first husband came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! I have also embraced Islam, and my wife knew that I had accepted Islam, yet she married again. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took the woman back from her second husband and returned her to her first husband.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Amr bin Umayyah Damri, may Allah be pleased with him, he says: I heard some people narrating from the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that he said: When a slave woman is set free, she is given the choice, as long as her husband has not had intercourse with her. If she wishes, she can separate from him, and if he has had intercourse with her, then her choice is terminated and she no longer has the power to separate from him.

Sayyiduna Amr bin Umayyah Damri (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I heard from some of the noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), they narrated that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a slave woman is set free, while she was previously the wife of a slave, then she is given the choice. If she remains in his house, until he has intercourse with her, then she will remain his wife and cannot be separated from him.

Narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she said: I wanted to free Barirah, but her owners set the condition that the wala’ (right of inheritance/loyalty) would remain with them. When I informed the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) of this, he said: Indeed, buy her and set her free, for wala’ is only for the one who spends the silver (i.e., pays the price). So I bought her and set her free. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called her and gave her the choice regarding her husband. She accepted this choice; her husband was a free man.

Narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), … this hadith is like the hadith of Mansur, except that in it is: And her husband was a slave; if he had been free, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would not have given her the choice.

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), this is a long hadith, and among it was this: Sayyida Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) was the wife of a slave. When I (Aisha) set her free, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: You have been given the choice; if you wish, you may remain under the authority of that slave, and if you wish, you may separate.

It is also narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that Sayyidah Barirah had a contract of emancipation, and her husband was a slave. When she was set free, she was given the choice.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, he says: When Barirah was given the choice, I saw that her husband was following her in the streets of Madinah, and his tears were flowing down his beard. Someone spoke to Sayyiduna Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, to speak to the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, about Barirah. So the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to her: "Barirah! This is your husband." Lady Barirah said: "O Messenger of Allah! Are you commanding me?" The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "I am only interceding." So the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, gave her the choice, and she accepted this choice. Her husband was a slave of the family of Mughira.