Freeing the Sick Slave
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it true that it is not permissible to free a slave if he is sick?
The Shaykh:
How?
The questioner:
Is it true that it is not permissible to free a slave if he is sick and he is not in a sound state?
The Shaykh:
He is to be freed even if he is sick. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it true that it is not permissible to free a slave if he is sick?
The Shaykh:
How?
The questioner:
Is it true that it is not permissible to free a slave if he is sick and he is not in a sound state?
The Shaykh:
He is to be freed even if he is sick. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب العتق — islamhouse.com (51:19)
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