A man who frees his slave woman and excepts what is in her womb

Ibrahim was asked: If a man sells his slave woman or sets her free, and excepts her pregnancy, what is the ruling? He said: If the form of the unborn child has already become evident, the exception is valid; and if its form has not become evident, the exception is not valid.

Al-Hasan considered the exception valid in a sale, but not in manumission.

Muhammad says that if a man sets a slave woman free and excepts her pregnancy, it is valid.

Al-Zuhri says that both of them will be free.

Ata, al-Sha'bi and Ibrahim say that if a man sets a slave woman free and excepts her pregnancy, the exception is valid.

Al-Sha'bi says that if a man sets a slave woman free and excepts her pregnancy, the exception is valid.

Ibrahim says that if a man sets a slave woman free and excepts her pregnancy, the exception is valid.

Shu'bah says: I asked al-Hakam and Hammad: If a man sells his slave woman or sets her free, and excepts her pregnancy, what is the ruling? They said: He may do so.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that if a man sells a slave woman and excepts her pregnancy, it is valid.