Chapter on the Rulings Regarding Male Slaves and Female Bondwoman

Sulayman al-Farra' narrated from Hariz, from Zurara, who said: I asked Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام about a man who permits his brother to have relations with his bondwoman. Imam عليه السلام said: "There is no harm in it." I asked: "What if she gives birth to a child?" Imam عليه السلام said: "Let him take his child and return the bondwoman to her owner." I said: "But what if he did not permit him to do that?" Imam عليه السلام said: "By granting permission, he has implicitly allowed it, and he cannot guarantee that such an outcome would not occur."