Chapter on the Inheritance of the Mukatab (Contracted Slave)
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 172
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 172
Chapter on the Inheritance of the Mukatab (Contracted Slave)
5 hadiths
رَوَى يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اَلرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ مُكَاتَبٌ اِشْتَرَى نَفْسَهُ وَ خَلَّفَ مَالاً قِيمَتُهُ مِائَةُ أَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ وَ لاَ وَارِثَ لَهُ مَنْ يَرِثُهُ فَقَالَ "يَرِثُهُ مَنْ يَلِي جَرِيرَتَهُ" قُلْتُ وَ مَنِ اَلضَّامِنُ لِجَرِيرَتِهِ قَالَ "اَلضَّامِنُ لِجَرَائِرِ اَلْمُسْلِمِينَ ".
Yunus ibn Abd Al-Rahman narrated from Abdullah ibn Sinan who said: I asked Abu Abdullah عليه السلام about a mukatab (a slave who had entered into a contract for his freedom) who purchased his freedom and left behind wealth valued at one hundred thousand dirhams, with no heir to inherit from him. Imam عليه السلام said: "The one who is responsible for his liability (jarirah) inherits from him." I asked: "And who is responsible for his liability?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "The one responsible for the liabilities of the Muslims."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 375
وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "أَنَّ رَجُلاً كَاتَبَ مَمْلُوكَهُ وَ اِشْتَرَطَ عَلَيْهِ أَنَّ مِيرَاثَهُ لَهُ فَرَفَعَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى أَمِيرِ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَأَبْطَلَ شَرْطَهُ وَ قَالَ "شَرْطُ اَللَّهُ قَبْلَ شَرْطِكَ" ".
In the narration of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr from some of our companions from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام: "A man entered into a kitabah (contract of manumission) with his slave and stipulated that the slave's inheritance would belong to him. This matter was presented to the Commander of the Faithful عليه السلام, who invalidated the condition and said: 'The condition of Allah سبحانه وتعالى takes precedence over your condition.'"
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وَ رَوَى عَاصِمُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "قَضَى أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فِي مُكَاتَبٍ مَاتَ وَ لَهُ مَالٌ فَقَالَ "يُحْسَبُ مَالُهُ بِقَدْرِ مَا أُعْتِقَ مِنْهُ لِوَرَثَتِهِ وَ بِقَدْرِ مَا لَمْ يُعْتَقْ يُحْسَبُ لِأَرْبَابِهِ اَلَّذِينَ كَاتَبُوهُ مِنْ مَالِهِ" ".
Asim ibn Humaid narrated from Muhammad ibn Qays from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام who said: "The Commander of the Faithful عليه السلام ruled regarding a mukatab (a slave under a contract for freedom) who died and had wealth. Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام said: 'His wealth should be divided in proportion to what part of him had been freed for his heirs, and the portion that was not yet freed should be calculated for his masters who had entered into the contract with him from his wealth.'"
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وَ رَوَى صَفْوَانُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "اَلْمُكَاتَبُ يَرِثُ وَ يُورَثُ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَا أَدَّى".
Safwan ibn Yahya narrated from Mansur ibn Hazim from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام who said: "A mukatab (a slave under a contract for freedom) inherits and is inherited from according to the proportion of what he has paid off."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 375
وَ رَوَى أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ اَلْبَزَنْطِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَلْحَمِيدِ بْنِ عَوَّاضٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: فِي اَلْمُكَاتَبِ يُكَاتَبُ فَيُؤَدِّي بَعْضَ مُكَاتَبَتِهِ ثُمَّ يَمُوتُ وَ يَتْرُكُ اِبْناً وَ يَتْرُكُ مَالاً أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا عَلَيْهِ مِنَ اَلْمُكَاتَبَةِ قَالَ "يُوفَى مَوَالِيهِ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْ مُكَاتَبَتِهِ وَ مَا بَقِيَ فَلِوَلَدِهِ".
Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr Al-Bazanti narrated that Muhammad ibn Samaah reported from Abd Al-Hamid ibn Awad from Muhammad ibn Muslim from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام who said regarding a mukatab (a slave under a contract for freedom) who had entered into a contract, paid part of it, and then died, leaving behind a son and wealth greater than what remained of his owed payment. Imam عليه السلام said: "His masters should be paid the remaining amount of his contract, and whatever remains after that belongs to his son."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 375