A man who said: If I do such-and-such, my slave is free

Al-Hasan said that if a person says, "If I do such-and-such, my slave is free," and then he sells the slave and does that thing, nothing is binding on him.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said concerning a person who says to his slave, "If you enter the house, you are free," and then he sells him, and the slave enters the house, and then he buys him back: He will not be freed.

Al-Hakam and Ata said concerning a person who says to his slave, "If you enter the house, you are free," and then he sells him, and the slave enters the house, and then he buys him back: They said: He will not be freed.

Al-Hasan said concerning a person who says to his slave, "If you do such-and-such, you are free," or to his wife, "Then you are divorced": He said: If a sale or a divorce has come between the two, it does not take effect.

Ibn Abi Layla, al-Qasim bin al-Walid and Ibn Shubrumah said concerning a person who says, "If I do such-and-such, my slave is free" or "my wife is divorced," and then he sells the slave or divorces the wife, and then breaks his oath: They said: The emancipation and the divorce are binding on him.