The condition that the slave be a disbeliever: we said this is not valid. Does it not pose a problem that the original state of a slave is that of a disbeliever?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, may Allah reward you... The condition that the slave be a disbeliever is an invalid condition, so the contract is not valid.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : It is not valid because it is an invalid condition that encourages disbelievers.
The Shaykh : Is he a disbeliever?
The questioner : Yes, if he is a disbeliever.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : O Shaykh, may Allah reward you, does it not pose a problem that the original state of a slave is that of a disbeliever?
The Shaykh : He specified the condition regarding what he bought; he made the condition that the slave be a disbeliever.
The questioner : Is there a difference, may Allah reward you?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : I mean, if his original state was that of a disbeliever and he later became a Muslim, and his original state was that of a disbeliever, is the condition valid in that case?
The Shaykh : But he specified the condition that the slave be a disbeliever.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : It is not valid because it is an invalid condition that encourages disbelievers.
The Shaykh : Is he a disbeliever?
The questioner : Yes, if he is a disbeliever.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : O Shaykh, may Allah reward you, does it not pose a problem that the original state of a slave is that of a disbeliever?
The Shaykh : He specified the condition regarding what he bought; he made the condition that the slave be a disbeliever.
The questioner : Is there a difference, may Allah reward you?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : I mean, if his original state was that of a disbeliever and he later became a Muslim, and his original state was that of a disbeliever, is the condition valid in that case?
The Shaykh : But he specified the condition that the slave be a disbeliever.