Is it obligatory for the guardian to accept a gift or bequest of manumission for an indigent minor or insane person?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Manumission

Book 66 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

If a gift or bequest of manumission is made to an indigent minor or insane person, their guardian must accept it. This is because it constitutes a benefit for them by freeing their relative without imposing any necessary hardship upon them.