The loyalty of a slave freed with zakah
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a slave is freed with zakah, to whom does his loyalty belong? Does it belong to the one who pays the zakah or to his master?
Answer:
It belongs to the public treasury. His loyalty belongs to the public treasury. It only belongs to his master if he frees him from his own money. As for zakah, it is not his money.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a slave is freed with zakah, to whom does his loyalty belong? Does it belong to the one who pays the zakah or to his master?
Answer:
It belongs to the public treasury. His loyalty belongs to the public treasury. It only belongs to his master if he frees him from his own money. As for zakah, it is not his money.
Source
شرح زاد المستقنع [66] — alfawzan.live (1:01:00)
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