Freeing a slave and the absence of a male slave
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person is required to free a slave but cannot find a male slave, and he finds two female slaves, is he required to free the two female slaves?
The Shaykh:
He said: It is specified as male if he vowed to free a slave, where a male or female suffices, or did he intend that he vowed to free a male?
The questioner:
When he specified a slave.
The Shaykh:
A slave suffices, a believing slave, whether male or female, yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person is required to free a slave but cannot find a male slave, and he finds two female slaves, is he required to free the two female slaves?
The Shaykh:
He said: It is specified as male if he vowed to free a slave, where a male or female suffices, or did he intend that he vowed to free a male?
The questioner:
When he specified a slave.
The Shaykh:
A slave suffices, a believing slave, whether male or female, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 115 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / القضاء / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (46:35)
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