Al-Aswad narrated: Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) purchased Barirah to free her, but her owners stipulated her clientage (wala’). She said, “O Messenger of Allah, I bought Barirah to free her, but her owners stipulated her clientage.” He said, “Free her, for clientage belongs to the one who frees or pays the price.” So, she bought her and freed her. He said, “She was given the choice
1 regarding herself,” and she chose herself, saying, “Even if I were given such and such, I would not stay with him.” Al-Aswad said, “Her husband was a free man.” Narrated by Bukhari.
In another narration by him, similar, and in it, Al-Hakam said, “Her husband was a free man.”
Muslim narrated from Shu‘bah, from Abdul Rahman ibn al-Qasim, who heard Al-Qasim narrate from Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she wanted to buy Barirah for emancipation, but they stipulated her clientage. She mentioned this to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and he said, “Buy her and free her, for clientage belongs to the one who frees.” Meat was gifted to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and they said to the Prophet (ﷺ), “This was given as charity to Barirah.” He said, “It is charity for her and a gift for us,” and she was given the choice.
Abdul Rahman said, “Her husband was a free man.” Shu‘bah said, “Then I asked him about her husband, and he said, ‘I do not know.’” Abu Dawud narrated from Al-Aswad, from Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), that Barirah’s husband was free when she was emancipated, and she was given the choice. She said, “I would not like to stay with him even if I were given such and such.”
In Tirmidhi’s narration, she said, “Barirah’s husband was a slave,” and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave her the choice. Ibn Majah and An-Nasa’i narrated from Al-Aswad, from Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), that she freed Barirah, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave her the choice, and she had a free husband.
Al-Tahawi and Ibn Abi Shaybah narrated from Tawus that he said, “A slave woman has the choice upon emancipation, even if she is married to a Qurayshi.” In another narration by them from him, he said, “She has the choice whether the husband is free or a slave.” Ibn Abi Shaybah narrated from Ibn Sirin and Ash-Sha‘bi similarly. In another narration by him from Mujahid, he said, “She has the choice, even if she were married to the Commander of the Faithful.”
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ف: واضح ہو کہ آیت کریمہ میں ارشاد ہے کہ عورتیں کھیتیاں ہیں یعنی اولاد ہونے کے لئے بمنزلہ کھیتیاں ہیں اس لئے جماع کی جگہ صرف پیشاب گاہ ہے اور وہی کھیتی کی جگہ ہے، پاخانہ کی جگہ کھیتی کی جگہ نہیں اس لئے وہاں جماع حرام ہے البتہ لیٹ کر، بیٹھ کر یا الٹا لٹا کر سامنے کی شرمگاہ میں جماع کرنے کا اختیار ہے۔