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أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع لَهُمْ شُرُوطُهُمْ وَ قَالَ ع يُنْتَظَرُ بِالْمُكَاتَبِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَنْجُمٍ فَإِنْ هُوَ عَجَزَ رُدَّ رَقِيقاً.
English translationBab Ul Qaim Publications
Hadith.3492 - It is narrated from Al-Qasim ibn Sulayman, from Abu Abdullah (as): Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) used to allow a mukatab (a slave under a contract of emancipation) to continue working to pay off his contract, because at that time they did not stipulate that if he failed, he would return to slavery. Abu Abdullah (as), said: "They are bound by their conditions." Imam (as) also said: "A mukatab is given a period of three installments. If he fails to make the payments, he is returned to slavery."
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.
الهوامش2
[5]أي لم يكن الشرط في زمان رسول اللّه صلّى اللّه عليه و آله و الصحابة و كانت الكتابة مطلقة.( سلطان) و في بعض النسخ« فهو رقيق».ص 132
[6]محمول على الاستحباب.ص 132