The Difference Between Mukharajah (an arrangement in which a slave earns and pays his master a set amount) and Kitabah (a contract by which a slave buys his freedom)
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the difference between mukharajah and kitabah? And how does he come to have control of the matter?
Answer:
It is clear, my brother. In mukharajah he remains a slave, but he agrees with his master that he will work and give him a set amount, and the rest is his, while he is still a slave. As for mukatabah (the contract of kitabah), if he pays it off he is freed. He buys himself, he buys himself for a sum of money paid in installments; if he pays all of it, he is freed and becomes free. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the difference between mukharajah and kitabah? And how does he come to have control of the matter?
Answer:
It is clear, my brother. In mukharajah he remains a slave, but he agrees with his master that he will work and give him a set amount, and the rest is his, while he is still a slave. As for mukatabah (the contract of kitabah), if he pays it off he is freed. He buys himself, he buys himself for a sum of money paid in installments; if he pays all of it, he is freed and becomes free. Yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 087-نفقة الأقارب والمماليك - 17-7-25 هـ — archive.org (1:03:36)
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