Is the slave's announcement (identification) of the found property valid?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Lost-and-Found Property

Book 29 · Issue 3 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

The slave's announcement of the property is valid because his initial taking has a sound basis in jurisprudence, therefore his subsequent action of announcement is valid, just as it is for a free person.