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Aisha, (mother of the faithful believers) wanted to buy a slave girl and manumit her, but her masters
said that they would sell her only on the condition that her Wala' would be for them. `Aisha told
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) of that. He said, "What they stipulate should not hinder you from buying her, as the
Wala' is for the manumitted."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 34, Hadith 120
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Aisha said, "Barira came to me and said, 'I have agreed with my masters to pay them nine Uqiyas (of
gold) (in installments) one Uqiya per year; please help me.' I said, 'I am ready to pay the whole
amount now provided your masters agree that your Wala' will be for me.' So, Barira went to her
masters and told them about that offer but they refused to accept it. She returned, and at that time,
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was sitting (present). Barira said, 'I told them of the offer but they did not accept it
and insisted on having the Wala'.' The Prophet (ﷺ) heard that." `Aisha narrated the whole story to the
Prophet. He said to her, "Buy her and stipulate that her Wala' would be yours as the Wala' is for the
manumitter." `Aisha did so. Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood up in front of the people, and after glorifying
Allah he said, "Amma Ba`du (i.e. then after)! What about the people who impose conditions which are
not in Allah's Book (Laws)? Any condition that is not in Allah's Book (Laws) is invalid even if they
were one hundred conditions, for Allah's decisions are the right ones and His conditions are the strong
ones (firmer) and the Wala' will be for the manumitter."
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The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The selling of wheat for wheat is Riba (usury) except if it is handed from hand to
hand and equal in amount. Similarly the selling of barley for barley, is Riba except if it is from hand to
hand and equal in amount, and dates for dates is usury except if it is from hand to hand and equal in
amount. (See Riba-Fadl in the glossary).