Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ أَنْبَأَنَا خَالِدٌ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ لَمَّا خُيِّرَتْ بَرِيرَةُ رَأَيْتُ زَوْجَهَا يَتْبَعُهَا فِي سِكَكِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَدُمُوعُهُ تَسِيلُ عَلَى لِحْيَتِهِ فَكُلِّمَ الْعَبَّاسُ لِيُكَلِّمَ فِيهِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِبَرِيرَةَ إِنَّهُ زَوْجُكِ فَقَالَتْ تَأْمُرُنِي بِهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَنَا شَافِعٌ قَالَ فَخَيَّرَهَا فَاخْتَارَتْ نَفْسَهَا وَكَانَ عَبْدًا لِآلِ الْمُغِيرَةِ يُقَالُ لَهُ مُغِيثٌ.
English Translation
When Barirah was given the choice (after being freed), I saw her husband following her through the streets of Madinah with tears streaming down his beard. Al-'Abbas was asked to speak to the Prophet (peace be upon him) on his behalf. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to Barirah: "He is your husband." She said: "Are you commanding me, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "I am only interceding." So she was given the choice, and she chose herself. Her husband was a slave of the family of al-Mughirah, called Mughith.