Can a master prevent a Muqtab (a contracted slave aiming for freedom) from performing obligatory or voluntary I'tikaf?

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Al-Mughni

Book of I'tikaf

Book 10 · Issue 5 · Bab 1

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The master cannot prevent a Muqtab from performing obligatory or voluntary I'tikaf because the master does not own the Muqtab's benefits; he only has a debt claim against him, making him like a free debtor.