What is the ruling if a free individual commits an offense warranting Qisas against a slave?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Foundlings

Book 30 · Issue 3 · Bab 1

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If a free person commits an offense against a slave that warrants Qisas, the Qisas is waived because a free person cannot be subjected to Qisas for a slave. The perpetrator has confessed to the victim something that causes the Qisas to be waived.