Hadith.5740 - Yunus ibn Abd Al-Rahman narrated from Abdullah ibn Sinan who said: I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a mukatab (a slave who had entered into a contract for his freedom) who purchased his freedom and left behind wealth valued at one hundred thousand dirhams, with no heir to inherit from him. Imam (as) said: "The one who is responsible for his liability (jarirah) inherits from him." I asked: "And who is responsible for his liability?" Imam (as) replied: "The one responsible for the liabilities of the Muslims."

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Hadith.5741 - In the narration of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr from some of our companions from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as): "A man entered into a kitabah (contract of manumission) with his slave and stipulated that the slave's inheritance would belong to him. This matter was presented to the Commander of the Faithful (as), who invalidated the condition and said: 'The condition of Allah (swt) takes precedence over your condition.'"

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Hadith.5742 - Asim ibn Humaid narrated from Muhammad ibn Qays from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) who said: "The Commander of the Faithful (as) ruled regarding a mukatab (a slave under a contract for freedom) who died and had wealth. Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: 'His wealth should be divided in proportion to what part of him had been freed for his heirs, and the portion that was not yet freed should be calculated for his masters who had entered into the contract with him from his wealth.'"

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Hadith.5743 - Safwan ibn Yahya narrated from Mansur ibn Hazim from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) who said: "A mukatab (a slave under a contract for freedom) inherits and is inherited from according to the proportion of what he has paid off."

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Hadith.5744 - Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr Al-Bazanti narrated that Muhammad ibn Samaah reported from Abd Al-Hamid ibn Awad from Muhammad ibn Muslim from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) who said regarding a mukatab (a slave under a contract for freedom) who had entered into a contract, paid part of it, and then died, leaving behind a son and wealth greater than what remained of his owed payment. Imam (as) said: "His masters should be paid the remaining amount of his contract, and whatever remains after that belongs to his son."

Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.