To whom does the manumission bond (wala') of children belong when a freed slave marries a freed female slave?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Blood-Money (Diyyāt)

Book 48 · Issue 1 · Bab 1

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When a freed male slave (abd mu'taq) marries a freed female slave (mu'taqah), the wala' (manumission bond/inheritance right) of their children belongs to the patron (mawla) of the mother.