It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen, Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), that Bareerah was a "mukatabah" (contracted slave) of some people from the Ansar. I intended to buy her and said to her, "Go to your owners and tell them that I want to buy you and set you free." They said, "If you promise to give us her wala (right of inheritance/loyalty), we will sell her to you." I asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Buy her and set her free, for wala is for the one who sets the slave free."

Once, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to my house and there was meat boiling in a pot. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, "Where did this come from?" I replied, "Bareerah gave it to us as a gift, and it was given to her as charity." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "It is charity for Bareerah and a gift for us."

She (Aisha) says that Bareerah was married to a slave. When she was freed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave her the choice, saying, "If you wish, remain in the marriage with the slave, and if you wish, separate."