What is the legal status regarding marriage and divorce for an Abdu Al-Mudabbir (a slave designated for manumission upon the master's death)?
Chapter on Divorce by Calculation
Al-Mughni
Book of Divorce
Primary text
The Mudabbir is treated legally like a fully enslaved or chattel slave (*abd qin*) concerning his marriage and divorce pronouncements. This is because the ruling of slavery remains fixed upon him.