Is a bequest stating 'My slave shall serve so-and-so for a year, then he is free' valid?

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The bequest stipulating service for a fixed term followed by manumission is valid. If the legatee (the one receiving the benefit of service) states 'I do not accept the bequest' or states 'I have gifted the service to him,' the slave does not become free immediately. This position is held by Al-Shafi'i. The basis for this is that the manumission was decreed to occur only after the completion of the year, thus it cannot take effect before that period, similar to the case where the bequest itself is rejected.