Is loyalty (wala') established through manumission rather than through Islam?
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The questioner : Does the hadith indicate that loyalty (wala') is established through manumission, and not through the person who embraced Islam at my hands or through support?
The Shaykh : Yes, that is what you have learned. However, loyalty (wala') can also be loyalty of alliance, as we have passed through in *Al-Nukhba*. In that case, his *mawla* (patron) is by alliance. There is a difference of opinion on whether inheritance is valid in the case of loyalty by alliance or not; this is a matter of scholarly disagreement.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is what you have learned. However, loyalty (wala') can also be loyalty of alliance, as we have passed through in *Al-Nukhba*. In that case, his *mawla* (patron) is by alliance. There is a difference of opinion on whether inheritance is valid in the case of loyalty by alliance or not; this is a matter of scholarly disagreement.