Arabic (Original)
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ أنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَالِمٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ قَالَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ وَزَيْدٌ ؓ يُطْعِمَانِ الْجَدَّةَ أَوِ الثِّنْتَيْنِ أَوِ الثَّلَاثَ السُّدُسَ لَا يُنْقَصْنَ مِنْهُ وَلَا يُزَدْنَ عَلَيْهِ إِذَا كَانَتْ قَرَابَتُهُنَّ إِلَى الْمَيِّتِ سَوَاءً فَإِنْ كَانَتْ إِحْدَاهُنَّ أَقْرَبَ فَالسُّدُسُ لَهَا دُونَهُنَّ وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللهِ يُشْرِكُ بَيْنَ أَقْرَبِهِنَّ وَأَبْعَدِهِنَّ فِي السُّدُسِ إِنْ كُنَّ بِمَكَانٍ شَتَّى وَلَا يَحْجُبُ الْجَدَّاتِ مِنَ السُّدُسِ إِلَّا الْأُمُّ
English Translation
Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz and Abu Sa'id informed us: Abu al-Abbas Muhammad ibn Ya'qub narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Ishaq narrated to us: Rawh narrated to us: Malik narrated to us from Hisham ibn Urwah from his father from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): She said: Barirah came to me seeking help for her manumission contract. Aisha said: Go back to your masters, and if they agree that I pay your price and your patronage will be mine, I will do so. Her masters said: No, unless the patronage is for us. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Buy her and free her, for the patronage belongs to the one who frees.