What is the procedure for providing maintenance if the married female slave is mentally impaired (*ma'tūhah*)?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Maintenance (Nafaqāt)

Book 46 · Issue 4 · Bab 1

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If the slave woman is mentally impaired, the master (*Mawla*) is obligated to provide the maintenance, and this amount becomes a debt outstanding against the husband's liability.