Is it permissible to sell a mukatab who is unable to pay what is due from him?
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The Shaykh : Abdullah
The questioner : Is it permissible for him to sell... he is unable to settle...
The Shaykh : Yes, he may sell, even if he is not unable to pay, and he may sell even if he is unable to pay. Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : So, even if he is not unable to pay, the buyer pays, and his manumission belongs to the buyer.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, may Allah bless you, it remains as it is, in the state of mukatab. If he pays the buyer, he is freed. If he pays him after a week, because the buyer takes the place of what, Abdullah?
The questioner : Abdullah: The seller
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it permissible for him to sell... he is unable to settle...
The Shaykh : Yes, he may sell, even if he is not unable to pay, and he may sell even if he is unable to pay. Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : So, even if he is not unable to pay, the buyer pays, and his manumission belongs to the buyer.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, may Allah bless you, it remains as it is, in the state of mukatab. If he pays the buyer, he is freed. If he pays him after a week, because the buyer takes the place of what, Abdullah?
The questioner : Abdullah: The seller
The Shaykh : Yes.