A slave who secretly passes money to a man so that he buys him

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about a slave who secretly gives dirhams to another person so that he may buy him and free him. He replied: If the master takes possession of the slave before the other man frees him, he will take the slave and he will also take the price. And if he takes possession after the other man has freed him, he will take from the buyer (the one who freed him) an amount besides what he has already taken, and the slave stands freed.

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: He will collect the price from him again, and the slave's wala' will go to the one who freed him.

Al-Hasan said: Neither his purchase counts nor his freeing, and whoever does such a thing is a sinner (fasiq).

Al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about a slave who secretly gave wealth to a man, and that man bought him and freed him. Al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If I were to catch this person, I would punish him severely for this deed.

Al-Hakam said concerning this person: A slave came to a man, gave him wealth and said: Buy me. The man bought the slave and freed him. Later he came to know of this. He said: The sale is valid, and the price for which the slave was bought will be taken.

Amir, Salim, al-Qasim and Ata (may Allah have mercy on them) said: If a slave gives wealth to a person, and that person buys the slave with that wealth and frees him, this is not permissible.

Al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Doing this is not permissible, and whoever does it will be punished.

Al-Hasan and Ibn Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Doing this is not permissible. Whoever does it is a sinner (fasiq).