What is the ruling if the slave's value is 60 when the liability is 100?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Bequests
Primary text
If the slave's value is 60, part of the slave is freed, and the master is owed a liability equivalent to one and one-third times the value of the freed part. When considering the remaining portion of the slave along with this liability and the remainder of the slave's value, three-fourths of the slave is manumitted. The governing principle is proportionality; any emancipation exceeding one-third should be contingent upon the payment of the corresponding monetary value.