Is the punishment (Hadd) applied to an Umm Walad if she commits slander (qadhf)?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Freeing Mothers of Children
Primary text
The sounder opinion is that the *Hadd* is not applied to her because she is a slave, and her ruling in most matters follows that of female slaves, and the presumption is to avert Hadd punishments when there is doubt. Furthermore, she is a slave who gains manumission upon the master's death, resembling a *mudabbara* (a slave designated for freedom upon the master's death), which differentiates her from a fully free woman.
Supporting text
It is narrated from Ahmad that Hadd should be applied because it is narrated from Ibn Umar, and slandering her is slander against her free child, and there is an element that prevents her sale, making her resemble a free woman. However, the first view is deemed sounder.