وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا;
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِنَّمَا اَلْوَلَاءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ»
“Wala is (legally) for the manumitter.” Agreed upon. It is part of a long Hadith (refer to hadith no. 811).
Bulugh al-Maram 1625, Book 15, Emancipation, Hadith 11. 1 min read