What is the ruling regarding a non-Umm Walad female slave washing her deceased master?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Funerals

Book 7 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

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It is presumed that a female slave who is not an Umm Walad is not permitted to wash her deceased master. This is because ownership of her has transferred to another party, and there was no established relationship of sexual intercourse that would place her in the legal capacity of a wife.