Maliks Muwatta Book 38. Setting Free and Wala’

Section : Freeing a Share Held in a Slave. Malik related to me from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “If a man frees his share of…

Section : Making Conditions when Freeing a Slave. Malik said, “A master who frees a slave of his and settles his emancipation so that his testimony is permitted, his inviolability complete, and his right to inherit confirmed, cannot impose stipulations…

Section : People who Free Slaves and Own No Other Property. Malik related to me from Yahya ibn Said and somebody else from al-Hasan ibn Abi al-Hasan al-Basri and from Muhammad ibn Sirin that a man in the time of…

Section : People who Free Slaves and Own No Other Property. Malik related to me from Rabia ibn Abi Abd ar-Rahman that a man in the time of Aban ibn Uthman’s amirate freed all of his slaves and did not…

Section : Judgement on the Property of Slaves when Set Free. Malik related to me that he heard Ibn Shihab say, “The precedent of the sunna is that when a slave is freed, his property follows him.” Malik said, “One…

Section : Freeing Slaves who are Umm Walad and a General Chapter on Freeing. Malik related to me from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that Umar ibn al-Khattab said, “If a slave-girl gives birth to a child by her master,…

Section : Freeing Slaves who are Umm Walad and a General Chapter on Freeing. Malik related to me that he had heard that a slave-girl came to Umar ibn al-Khattab (who had been beaten by her master with a red…

Section : Slaves Permitted to be Freed when a Slave must be Freed by Obligation. Malik related to me from Hilal ibn Usama from Ata ibn Yasar that Umar ibn al-Hakam said, “I went to the Messenger of Allah, may…

Section : Slaves Permitted to be Freed when a Slave must be Freed by Obligation. Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab from Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Utba ibn Masud that one of the Ansar came to the Messenger of…

Section : Slaves Permitted to be Freed when a Slave must be Freed by Obligation. Malik related to me that he had heard that al-Maqburi said that Abu Hurayra was asked whether a man who had to free a slave,…

Section : Slaves Permitted to be Freed when a Slave must be Freed by Obligation. Malik related to me that he had heard that Fadala ibn Ubayd al-Ansari who was one of the companions of the Messenger of Allah, may…

Section : Slaves Not Permitted to be Freed when a Slave must be Freed by Obligation. Malik related to me that he had heard that Abdullah ibn Umar was asked whether a slave could be bought on the specific condition…

Section : Freeing the Living for the Dead. Malik related to me from Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abi Amra al-Ansari that his mother had wanted to make a bequest, but she delayed until morning and died. She had intended to set…

Section : Freeing the Living for the Dead. Malik related to me that Yahya ibn Said said, “Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr died in his sleep, and A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him…

Section : The Excellence of Freeing Slaves, Freeing Adulteresses and Illegitimate Children. Malik related to me from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father from A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that the…