Narrated by Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If a slave has been contracted for manumission for one hundred uqiyahs and he has paid all except ten uqiyahs, he is still a slave.
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / كتاب العتق / 5280
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«حديث حسن، أخرجه أبوداود: 3926،والترمذي: 1260، وابن ماجه: 2519، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 6666»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The agreement between a master and a slave that the slave will pay a certain amount and thereby attain freedom is called mukatabah, and a slave in the period of this agreement is called a mukatab.