موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب المدبرBook: On the Explanation of Mudabbar (Slave Freed Upon Owner's Death)
بَابُ بَيْعِ الْمُدَبَّرِSale of the Mudabbar (slave to be freed after owner's death)
Hadith 1302Q3
قَالَ مَالِكٌ : لَا يَجُوزُ بَيْعُ خِدْمَةِ الْمُدَبَّرِ. لِأَنَّهُ غَرَرٌ إِذْ لَا يُدْرَى كَمْ يَعِيشُ سَيِّدُهُ فَذَلِكَ غَرَرٌ لَا يَصْلُحُ. ¤
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said that it is not permissible to sell the service of a mudabbar slave, because there is deception in it; it is not known how long the master will live, and for this reason, the sale of the service remains unknown. And according to Imam Abu Hanifa, may Allah have mercy on him, the sale of the service of a mudabbar slave is permissible, because Darqutni has narrated with a marfu’ chain that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, sold the service of a mudabbar slave, but the hadith is weak both in mursal and musnad forms.
