Abd al-Malik ibn Marwān and others transmitted narrations from her. Ibn Khuzaymah and several other scholars have examined her report and extracted numerous benefits.

ʿAbd al-Wāḥid ibn Ayman narrated, “My father related to us, saying:
‘I entered upon ʿĀʾishah and said, “Mother of the Believers, I used to belong to ʿUtbah ibn Abī Lahab. His sons and wife have now sold me, but they stipulated that the patronage (walāʾ) should remain theirs. To whose client am I considered now?”

She replied, “My son, Barīrah once came to me while she was under a contract of manumission and said, ‘Buy me.’ I said, ‘Yes.’ She then added, ‘They will not sell me unless they stipulate my patronage.’ So I said, ‘I have no need of you.’

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ either heard of this or it was reported to him, and he said, ‘What is the matter with Barīrah?’ I informed him, and he said, ‘Buy her, set her free, and leave them to make whatever stipulations they wish.’ So I purchased her and manumitted her, and he declared, ‘The patronage belongs to the one who sets the slave free, even if they stipulate it a hundred times.’ (1)”’

Maʿmar narrated from al-Zuhrī, from ʿUrwah, from ʿĀʾishah:
‘When Barīrah was emancipated and her people stipulated the patronage, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up regarding her case and said, “What is wrong with people who impose conditions that are not found in the Book of Allah? Whoever lays down a condition that is not in the Book of Allah, it is null and void—even if he repeats it a hundred times. The condition of Allah is more rightful and more binding.” (2)’

A similar report was transmitted by al-Qāsim ibn Muḥammad, al-Aswad ibn Yazīd, ʿAmrah, and Mujāhid, all from ʿĀʾishah. (3)