What is the financial obligation for the maintenance of the free relatives of a slave man?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Maintenance (Nafaqāt)

Book 46 · Issue 4 · Bab 1

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Primary text

There is no obligation upon a slave man for the maintenance of his free relatives because their maintenance is due as a means of mutual support (muwasah), and he is not considered eligible for this obligation.