What is the obligation for a slave regarding the sacrifice (hady) incumbent upon breaking the state of Ihram prematurely?
Chapter on Ransom (Fidyah) and Penalty for Hunting
Al-Mughni
Book of Hajj
Primary text
A slave is not obligated to offer the sacrifice (hady) because he lacks personal wealth, rendering him unable to fulfill the obligation, similar to a financially distressed person ('mu'sir). The apparent view of Al-Kharqi indicates that even if the master permits the slave to offer the sacrifice, the slave must only fast, which is the position of Sufyan al-Thawri, Al-Shafi'i, and the companions of Al-Ra'y, as mentioned by Ibn al-Mundhir concerning hunting expiations. Following this analogy, any blood sacrifice required due to premature exit from Ihram must be compensated for only by fasting.
Supporting text
A differing view suggests that if the master owns the required sacrifice and permits the slave to offer it, the ruling follows two narrations. If we hold that a slave can possess property through ownership, he is obliged to offer the sacrifice, and it suffices him because he is capable and the owner, similar to a free man. If he cannot own property, only fasting suffices because he is not an owner and has no means to acquire ownership, placing him in the same category as the indigent person who can only fast.