Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 22860 — A mukatab who dies leaving free

Isma'il (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I said to al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him): "Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him) gave this judgment concerning a contracted slave (mukatab) who dies leaving wealth and children: whatever remains of the manumission payment is to be paid to his master, and whatever wealth is left over goes to his children." Al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "In this matter Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him) judged according to the view of Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him)."