موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب المكاتبBook: On the Explanation of Mukatib (Contracted Slave)
بَابُ مِيرَاثِ الْمُكَاتَبِ إِذَا عَتَقَInheritance of the Mukatab if he is freed
Hadith 1299
حَدَّثَنِي مَالِك أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ، أَنَّ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ سُئِلَ عَنْ مُكَاتَبٍ كَانَ بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ، فَأَعْتَقَ أَحَدُهُمَا نَصِيبَهُ، فَمَاتَ الْمُكَاتَبُ وَتَرَكَ مَالًا كَثِيرًا، فَقَالَ : " يُؤَدَّى إِلَى الَّذِي تَمَاسَكَ بِكِتَابَتِهِ الَّذِي بَقِيَ لَهُ، ثُمَّ يَقْتَسِمَانِ مَا بَقِيَ بِالسَّوِيَّةِ " .
Hazrat Saeed bin Musayyib was asked: If a mukatab (contracted slave) is shared between two men, and one of them frees his share, then the mukatab dies and leaves behind a lot of wealth, what is the ruling? Saeed said: The one who did not free (his share) will take the compensation for his share of the contract, and whatever remains after that will be divided between the two men.
