Whoever Frees His Share Of A Slave
Darussalam · Volume 3
19. The Chapters On Manumission (Of Slaves)Sunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2528 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 844
Source no. 2528 · Volume 6 · Page 28
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (١٥٢٢)
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2528. It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "Whoever frees his share of a slave, the price of the slave should be fairly evaluated, and he (the partner who initiated this process) should free him (in full, by giving the rest of his price to the other co-owners), if he has enough wealth to do so. Otherwise, he will have freed whatever he freed." (Sahih)
2528 - حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَكِيمٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ أَعْتَقَ شِرْكًا لَهُ فِي عَبْدٍ، أُقِيمَ عَلَيْهِ بِقِيمَةِ عَدْلٍ، فَأَعْطَى شُرَكَاءَهُ حِصَصَهُمْ إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ مِنَ الْمَالِ مَا يَبْلُغُ ثَمَنَهُ، وَعَتَقَ عَلَيْهِ الْعَبْدُ، وَإِلَّا، فَقَدْ عَتَقَ مِنْهُ مَا عَتَقَ»
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a. 'Fair evaluation' means that the price of a slave should be evaluated according to the local customs and circumstances. For instance, if one person is a master of half a share viz., 1/2, and the price is evaluated as one hundred Dinâr, he should pay fifty Dinâr to his co-owner/owners and buy the second half and free him. b. In the foregoing example, if one, who frees his share of a slave does not have the ability to pay the co-owners their share, in this situation the slave will be considered half free. If he is murdered, the blood money to be paid for him will be half, and half a share of the price of the slave will also be charged, and in a case where distribution is not possible, he will be considered a slave as in the case of the Mukâtab. (Allâh knows better)