Chapter on the Allegiance of the Freed Slave
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 1|Chapter 49
وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنِ اَلْمَمْلُوكِ يُعْتَقُ سَائِبَةً قَالَ "يَتَوَلَّى مَنْ شَاءَ وَ عَلَى مَنْ يَتَوَلَّى جَرِيرَتُهُ وَ لَهُ مِيرَاثُهُ" قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ سَكَتَ حَتَّى يَمُوتَ وَ لَمْ يَتَوَلَّ أَحَداً قَالَ "يُجْعَلُ مَالُهُ فِي بَيْتِ مَالِ اَلْمُسْلِمِينَ ".
It is narrated from Shu'ayb, from Abu Basir, from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, that he was asked about a slave who is freed as a sa'ibah (without any specific ties). Imam عليه السلام said: "He may choose whomever he wishes to be his guardian. The one he chooses will be responsible for his liabilities and will inherit from him." I asked: "What if he remains silent until he dies and does not appoint anyone as his guardian?" Imam عليه السلام said: "His wealth will be placed in the treasury of the Muslims."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 206