Chapter on Miscellaneous Matters Related to Emancipation
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 1|Chapter 55
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 3, Book 1, Chapter 55
Chapter on Miscellaneous Matters Related to Emancipation
وَ سَأَلَهُ اَلْحَسَنُ اَلصَّيْقَلُ: عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَالَ أَوَّلُ مَمْلُوكٍ أَمْلِكُهُ فَهُوَ حُرٌّ فَأَصَابَ سِتَّةً فَقَالَ "إِنَّمَا كَانَتْ نِيَّتُهُ عَلَى وَاحِدٍ فَلْيَخْتَرْ أَيَّهُمْ شَاءَ فَلْيُعْتِقْهُ".
Al-Hasan al-Sayqal asked about a man who said: "The first slave I acquire will be free." Then he acquired six slaves. Imam عليه السلام said: "His intention was for one. Let him choose whichever one he wishes and set him free."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh