You said the correct view is that it is not a condition that one be unable to afford the price in the marriage of a slave woman, so what is the example of that?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, you said the correct view is that it is not a condition that one be unable to afford the price.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Then you said it becomes clear by example, but no example appeared, it is...
The Shaykh : No example appears if he wants a specific slave woman.
The questioner : How, O Shaykh, because...
The Shaykh : I mean, do you know what a slave woman is? A slave woman is any black woman who is owned. For example, when the Muslims conquered the Turks and others, there were slave women among the Turkish women who were much more beautiful than free women. So this man’s heart became attached to this slave woman. Her master said, “I will not sell her to you for less than five thousand, and if I were to marry her off, I would demand five thousand as her mahr.” What do we say in this case?
The questioner : Buy her.
The Shaykh : Buy her and do not marry her. If you buy her, you will enjoy her more than if you enjoyed her as a wife. Is that clear?
The questioner : It is clear, but regarding your statement that it is not a condition that one be unable to afford the price, is he not unable to afford the price in this case?
The Shaykh : Yes, but he says, “I do not want a slave woman.” We told him to marry a slave woman, and he said, “I do not want one. I do not want to buy a slave woman.” But if his soul becomes attached to a specific slave woman, the opinion is that it is necessary that he be unable to afford her price. Yes?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Then you said it becomes clear by example, but no example appeared, it is...
The Shaykh : No example appears if he wants a specific slave woman.
The questioner : How, O Shaykh, because...
The Shaykh : I mean, do you know what a slave woman is? A slave woman is any black woman who is owned. For example, when the Muslims conquered the Turks and others, there were slave women among the Turkish women who were much more beautiful than free women. So this man’s heart became attached to this slave woman. Her master said, “I will not sell her to you for less than five thousand, and if I were to marry her off, I would demand five thousand as her mahr.” What do we say in this case?
The questioner : Buy her.
The Shaykh : Buy her and do not marry her. If you buy her, you will enjoy her more than if you enjoyed her as a wife. Is that clear?
The questioner : It is clear, but regarding your statement that it is not a condition that one be unable to afford the price, is he not unable to afford the price in this case?
The Shaykh : Yes, but he says, “I do not want a slave woman.” We told him to marry a slave woman, and he said, “I do not want one. I do not want to buy a slave woman.” But if his soul becomes attached to a specific slave woman, the opinion is that it is necessary that he be unable to afford her price. Yes?