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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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If a man has a slave and he frees him, is the slave attributed to the one who freed him, and does he bear his name and the name of his tribe?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh! This questioner says: If a man has a slave and he frees him, is the slave attributed to the one who freed him, and does he bear his name and the name of his tribe?

Answer:
No, this is not permissible,
Call them by [the names of] their fathers; it is more just in the sight of Allahادْعُوهُمْ لِآبَائِهِمْ هُوَ أَقْسَطُ عِندَ اللَّهِ
[Al-Ahzab 33:5]
. It is not permissible for the freed slave to be attributed to his manumitter; rather, he is attributed to his father. Call them by their fathers. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2184 -3022] من كان له عبدٌ فأعتقه، فهل ينسب العبد لمن أعتقه، ويحمل اسمه، واسم قبيلته؟ — youtube.com

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