Is it permissible to include a slip specifically designated for freedom (manumission) alongside slips for the debt and the estate when drawing lots?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Manumission

Book 66 · Issue 4 · Bab 1

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Primary text

It is permissible to write one slip for the debt, one slip for freedom, and two slips for the estate, and this is the sounder position. This is because prevention from manumission before debt settlement only applies when there is insufficient estate to cover the debts. If the estate is sufficient to cover the debts, manumission is not prevented, as evidenced by cases where manumission is designated for less than one-third of the remaining estate after settling the debts; in such cases, manumission is not withheld pending debt settlement.

Supporting text

A view suggests this procedure is not permissible to prevent the slip for freedom from being drawn before the debt is settled.