It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when she freed Sayyida Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her), at that time her husband was a slave. And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to encourage her regarding her husband (not to leave him), and she kept saying: "Do I not have the choice to separate from him?" He said: "Yes, you do have the choice." So Sayyida Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Then I have separated from him."