Is a will made by a slave, mukatab, mudabbar, or umm walad valid if they die while still in bondage?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Bequests

Book 31 · Issue 1 · Bab 1

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Primary text

A will made by a slave (*abd*), a contracted freedman (*mukatab*), a conditionally manumitted slave (*mudabbar*), or a concubine (*umm walad*) is void if they die while remaining in that status, because they possess no property for which to bequeath.