Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever frees his share in a slave, it is obligatory upon him that if he has wealth, he should give money to his partner and free the slave completely. If he does not have wealth, then the slave will work in exchange for that price, without being subjected to hardship.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If that person is wealthy, he will be responsible. And if he is not wealthy, then the portion he has set free will be considered free.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever frees his share in a slave, then if he has wealth, he will be responsible for paying the price to his partner. Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that if he is not wealthy, then the slave himself will strive to pay the remaining price.

Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Yazid narrates that there was a slave jointly owned by me, Hazrat Aswad, and our mother. That slave participated in the Battle of Qadisiyyah and displayed great bravery. All of them intended to set him free, but I was young at that time. Hazrat Aswad mentioned this to Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: You may free your share, and Abdur Rahman will have his share, until he also desires what you desire (i.e., freedom), or he receives his share.

Hazrat Aswad says that there was a slave shared between me and my brothers. I intended to free him, so I went to Hazrat Ibn Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) and mentioned it to him. He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Do not cause discord in the partnership of your partners, otherwise you will be held liable. So wait until they are of age.

It is narrated in a similar manner from Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him).

Hazrat Saeed bin Al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) states that if a man, being wealthy, frees his share in a jointly owned slave, then it is narrated from thirty Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) that he will be liable for his partner.

It is narrated from Muhammad, may Allah have mercy on him, that a slave was jointly owned between two persons. One of them set him free. His companion came riding to Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him. He, may Allah be pleased with him, wrote: Set the highest price for the slave and pay the guarantee for it.

Hazrat Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) says that if Shurayh had been the judge, he would certainly have imprisoned him for this act.

It is narrated from Ibrahim, may Allah have mercy on him, that if a slave is jointly owned between two people and one of them frees his share, then if he has wealth, he will be liable to his partner, and if he does not have wealth, the slave will strive to pay the remaining price for his freedom.

Hazrat Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I asked Sulaiman bin Yasar a question. He replied in the same manner. I said, "But he is young." He said, "This is the Sunnah."

Hazrat Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) says that if a person frees his share in a slave, then he has a share in it, so he will be responsible for the remaining share as well if he is wealthy, and if he is not wealthy, then the slave himself will strive for the remaining price.

It is narrated from Hazrat Urwah that if a slave is jointly owned by two people and one of them frees his share, then he will be responsible for his companion's share.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aamir that a slave was jointly owned by two men. One of them freed his share. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: The slave has become completely free. If he does not possess wealth, he should strive to pay the remaining half of the price. And the right of inheritance (wala) of the slave will go to the one who set him free.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Majliz (may Allah be pleased with him) that a slave was shared between two men. One of them freed his share. He (may Allah be pleased with him) withheld him until he sold one of his small goats in exchange for his share.

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) and Hazrat Sha’bi (may Allah have mercy on him) say that if a slave is owned between two men and one of them frees his share, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: The portion freed will be considered free from the wealth of the one who freed it, and at the time of freeing, he will be liable to his partner for the value of the slave.