What is the ruling if the defendant (the alleged manumitter) is insolvent (mu'sir) when one partner claims the other manumitted his share?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Manumission

Book 66 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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If the defendant is insolvent, the defendant's assertion, supported by an oath, is accepted, and nothing of the slave is freed. If the claimant is a just witness (adl), the slave swears alongside the witness's testimony, and consequently, half of the slave becomes free.