What is the legal status regarding inheritance if a partially freed slave dies before fulfilling the determined payment ('Si'ayah')?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Manumission
Primary text
If such a slave dies before completing the payment of the 'Si'ayah', the ruling is that he dies while a portion of him remains enslaved. Therefore, his legal status concerning inheritance follows the established ruling for the alternative opinion previously mentioned, treating the enslaved portion as property.