by the testimony of a man of equity.

3) It is known that the child is born of a 'waliy' through the testimony of trustworthy persons.

· In the case of children of slaves owned by 'awliya', and slaves freed by 'awliya', there are two opinions, one of 'walayah', and the other 'reservation'.

· A child of a woman in 'walayah' inherits walayah as a result of the mother's status. Some scholars oppose this view and argued that the status of walayah may be inherited from the father only.

· A mother converted to Islam from polytheism leads her children to Islam, and the children follow their mother in entitlement to 'walayah'. The same applies to the children of free women in the state of 'walayah' married to slaves.

· In the case of child freed by two men, a 'waily' and a Muslim opponent (mukhalif), the child must be taken in 'walayah' in accordance with the status of the Ibadhi owner.

· If one of the child's parents was a (waliy) and the other was not, the Believers must abstain from taking up any attitude towards the child until he reaches majority.

· If a father who was a waliy apostatises after the birth of his child, the privilege of 'walayah' for the child is not affected. But if the father turns Hypocrite, the Believers' attitude towards his children must be one of 'abstention,' 'kaff'.

· When the children of Muslim opponents reach the age of maturity they must be transferred to the state of 'reservation'. If afterwards, they prove themselves to be upright, they are to be taken back to the state of 'walayah', and if not, the believers must dissociate themselves from them.

· An insane person who loses his sanity during childhood continues to enjoy the status of 'walayah'. 66

THE RULES OF AL-BARRAH:

The tenet that baraah is obligatory in Islam, in the same way as walayah, is an integral part of Ibadhi doctrine. The believers must act according to the rules of baraah from the very inception of the age of maturity.67 it also has two main aspects; the first of which goes with the belief in the Unity of God, and consists of:

1) 'Baraah' from infidels in general – known or unknown, living or dead, Man and Jinn. This is known in Ibadhi writings as barat al-jumla.67