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)
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.'"
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh