The runaway slave: Is it permissible to sell him to one who intends to free him?
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The questioner : Shaykh, regarding the runaway slave, O Shaykh, is it permissible to sell him to one who intends to free him?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : Only, and he does not care whether he returns or not. If it is known that he...
The Shaykh : According to the school of thought, even if he intended that.
The questioner : What is the operative cause?
The Shaykh : The operative cause is that he says: freeing is not valid unless ownership is valid, and the ownership of a runaway slave is not valid.
The questioner : But the owner...
The Shaykh : Yes, it is not valid; according to the school of thought, it is not valid, but according to the second opinion, it may be valid. Yes?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : Only, and he does not care whether he returns or not. If it is known that he...
The Shaykh : According to the school of thought, even if he intended that.
The questioner : What is the operative cause?
The Shaykh : The operative cause is that he says: freeing is not valid unless ownership is valid, and the ownership of a runaway slave is not valid.
The questioner : But the owner...
The Shaykh : Yes, it is not valid; according to the school of thought, it is not valid, but according to the second opinion, it may be valid. Yes?