If the owner says, 'This is my son,?* and remains firm on his statement or says, 'This is my freed-slave,? or calls him, "O my freed-slave," is the slave free? |
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Kitabul Istirqaq wal I?taq [Enslavement and Manumi -
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Question 1778) - If the owner says, 'This is my son,?* and remains firm on his statement or says, 'This is my freed-slave,? or calls him, "O my freed-slave," is the slave free?
A: Yes, these expressions are treated as explicit declarations of freedom.
* Meaning that when it is possible that the slave could be his son" Where not, is discussed next.
~ al-Quduri ~
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