What is the legal division of a manumitted slave's earnings when the manumission gift was made from the one-third legacy, and the slave subsequently earns an amount equal to his value?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Bequests
Primary text
If a slave, whose sole asset was his manumission paid from the one-third, subsequently earns an amount equal to his value, the earnings are divided. The freed portion of the slave is entitled to earnings proportionate to the part that was freed, while the remainder belongs to the estate of the deceased master (and thus the heirs). For instance, if the slave earns an amount equal to his value, the slave's portion (the freed part) receives the entirety of his earnings, while the heirs receive two shares—one for the remaining inherited part of the slave and one for the inherited part of the earnings. The property (slave and earnings) is divided based on these shares.
Supporting text
If the slave earns an amount equal to his value, the slave is considered three-fifths freed, entitled to three-fifths of the earnings, and the heirs receive two-fifths of the slave and two-fifths of the earnings. If the slave earns three times his value, two-thirds of him is freed, and he is entitled to two-thirds of the earnings, with the heirs receiving one-third of both.