يَجُوزُ عَلَيْهِ شَهَادَتُهُ وَ لَا يُغْرَمُ وَ يُسْتَسْعَى الْغُلَامُ فِيمَا كَانَ لِغَيْرِهِ مِنَ الْوَرَثَةِ[3].
“About the case of a man who dies and leaves behind a slave and certain ones of his children testify that their father had freed the slave. He (the Imam) said, ‘His testimony is permissible, he is not required to compensate and the slave is not required to work to pay for his freedom from the other heirs.’”
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مَاتَ وَ تَرَكَ غُلَاماً مَمْلُوكاً فَشَهِدَ بَعْضُ الْوَرَثَةِ أَنَّهُ حُرٌّ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ الشَّاهِدُ مَرْضِيّاً جَازَتْ شَهَادَتُهُ فِي نَصِيبِهِ وَ اسْتُسْعِيَ فِيمَا كَانَ لِغَيْرِهِ مِنَ الْوَرَثَةِ[1].
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who dies and leaves behind an owned slave, but certain ones of the heirs testify that he is free. He (the Imam) said, ‘If the testifying person is an acceptable person his testimony is permissible on his share of the legacy and the slave is made to work to bu
يَلْزَمُهُ ذَلِكَ فِي حِصَّتِهِ.
“About the case of a man who dies and a certain one of his heir confirms his owing a certain amount. He (the Imam) said, ‘It become binding and applicable to his share in the legacy.’”