That loyalty belongs to the one who frees the slave.

The Shaykh : The second year: This issue is loyalty. Loyalty belongs to the one who frees the slave. Loyalty belongs to the one who frees the slave. So if a person sells a slave and stipulates that the loyalty belongs to him, the stipulation is not valid. Even if he stipulates it, the stipulation is not valid, because loyalty belongs to whom? It belongs to the one who frees the slave. It cannot belong to the seller by stipulation. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: