When do the children of a slave woman become free?
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The questioner : When do the children of a slave woman...
The Shaykh : When what?
The questioner : When do the children of a slave woman become free? Do they become free?
The Shaykh : Yes, we have mentioned previously that children follow their father in some respects, their mother in others, the worse of the two in some cases, and the better of the two in others. If the mother is a slave, her children are slaves to her master, even if the father is free. If the mother is free, her children are free, even if the father is a slave. Do you understand? The children follow the mother, so they are slaves if the mother is a slave. That is the ruling.
The Shaykh : When what?
The questioner : When do the children of a slave woman become free? Do they become free?
The Shaykh : Yes, we have mentioned previously that children follow their father in some respects, their mother in others, the worse of the two in some cases, and the better of the two in others. If the mother is a slave, her children are slaves to her master, even if the father is free. If the mother is free, her children are free, even if the father is a slave. Do you understand? The children follow the mother, so they are slaves if the mother is a slave. That is the ruling.