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Inheritance of Slaves

alkafi-13491Vol. 7, p. 146-147

كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَقُولُ‌ فِي الرَّجُلِ الْحُرِّ يَمُوتُ وَ لَهُ أُمٌّ مَمْلُوكَةٌ قَالَ تُشْتَرَى مِنْ مَالِ ابْنِهَا ثُمَّ تُعْتَقُ ثُمَّ يُوَرِّثُهَا.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’ Amir al-Mu’minin, about the case of a free man who dies leaving behind his mother who is owned by someone, has said that she is bought with money from the legacy of her son, then is set free and then she is made to inherit him.’”

alkafi-13492Vol. 7, p. 147

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ فِي رَجُلٍ تُوُفِّيَ وَ تَرَكَ مَالًا وَ لَهُ أُمٌّ مَمْلُوكَةٌ قَالَ تُشْتَرَى أُمُّهُ وَ تُعْتَقُ ثُمَّ يُدْفَعُ إِلَيْهَا بَقِيَّةُ الْمَالِ.

“About the case of a man who dies leaving behind a certain amount of assets and a mother who is owned by someone, I once heard abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘His mother is bought, then the rest of the legacy is given to her.”’

alkafi-13493Vol. 7, p. 147

إِذَا مَاتَ الرَّجُلُ وَ تَرَكَ أَبَاهُ وَ هُوَ مَمْلُوكٌ أَوْ أُمَّهُ وَ هِيَ مَمْلُوكَةٌ وَ الْمَيِّتُ حُرٌّ اشْتُرِيَ مِمَّا تَرَكَ أَبُوهُ أَوْ قَرَابَتُهُ وَ وَرِثَ مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ الْمَالِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When a man dies leaving behind his father who is owned by someone or his mother who is owned by someone and the deceased is free, with his legacy, his father or relative is bought who then is made to inherit the remaining of the legacy.’”

alkafi-13494Vol. 7, p. 147

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الرَّجُلُ يَمُوتُ وَ لَهُ ابْنٌ مَمْلُوكٌ قَالَ يُشْتَرَى وَ يُعْتَقُ ثُمَّ يُدْفَعُ إِلَيْهِ مَا بَقِيَ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who dies and leaves behind a son who is owned by someone. He (the Imam) said, ‘His son is bought, set free and the rest of the legacy is given to him.’”

alkafi-13495Vol. 7, p. 147

كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَقُولُ‌ فِي الرَّجُلِ الْحُرِّ يَمُوتُ وَ لَهُ أُمٌّ مَمْلُوكَةٌ قَالَ تُشْتَرَى مِنْ مَالِ ابْنِهَا ثُمَّ تُعْتَقُ ثُمَّ يُوَرِّثُهَا.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that about the case of a free man who dies and leaves behind his mother who is owned by someone, Amir al-Mu’minin would say, ‘She is bought with the legacy of her son, then is set free and made to inherit her son.’”

alkafi-13496Vol. 7, p. 147

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مَاتَ وَ تَرَكَ مَالًا كَثِيراً وَ تَرَكَ أُمّاً مَمْلُوكَةً وَ أُخْتاً مَمْلُوكَةً[1] قَالَ تُشْتَرَيَانِ مِنْ مَالِ الْمَيِّتِ ثُمَّ تُعْتَقَانِ وَ تُوَرَّثَانِ قُلْتُ أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ أَبَى أَهْلُ الْجَارِيَةِ كَيْفَ يُصْنَعُ قَالَ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ ذَلِكَ وَ يُقَوَّمَانِ قِيمَةَ عَدْلٍ ثُمَّ يُعْطَى مَا لَهُمْ عَلَى قَدْرِ الْقِيمَةِ قُلْتُ أَ رَأَيْتَ لَوْ أَنَّهُمَا اشْتُرِيَا ثُمَّ أُعْتِقَا

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who dies leaving behind a large amount of assets, a mother and a sister who are owned by someone. He (the Imam) said, ‘They are bought with the assets of the deceased, set free and made to inherit him.’ I then asked, ‘What happens if the people of the slave-g

alkafi-13497Vol. 7, p. 147-148

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي الرَّجُلِ يَمُوتُ وَ لَهُ أُمٌّ مَمْلُوكَةٌ وَ لَهُ مَالٌ- أَنْ تُشْتَرَى أُمُّهُ مِنْ مَالِهِ وَ تُدْفَعَ إِلَيْهَا بَقِيَّةُ الْمَالِ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ ذُو قَرَابَةٍ لَهُمْ سَهْمٌ فِي الْكِتَابِ‌[1].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has stated this about the judgment of ’ Amir al-Mu’minin. It is about the case of a man who dies leaving behind a mother, who is owned by someone and a certain amount of assets. He (the Imam) has said, ‘His mother must be bought with his legacy and the rest of the legacy must be given to her, if

alkafi-13498Vol. 7, p. 148-149

مَاتَ مَوْلًى لِعَلِيٍّ ع فَقَالَ انْظُرُوا هَلْ تَجِدُونَ لَهُ وَارِثاً فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ لَهُ بِنْتَيْنِ بِالْيَمَامَةِ مَمْلُوكَتَيْنِ فَاشْتَرَاهُمَا مِنْ مَالِ الْمَيِّتِ ثُمَّ دَفَعَ إِلَيْهِمَا بَقِيَّةَ الْمَالِ. : قَالَ الْفَضْلُ فَإِنْ قَالَ قَائِلٌ فَإِنْ أَبَى مَوْلَى الْمَمْلُوكِ أَنْ يَبِيعَهُ وَ امْتَنَعَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ يُجْبَرُ عَلَيْهِ قِيلَ نَعَمْ لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَهُ أَنْ يَمْتَنِعَ وَ هَذَا حُكْمٌ