Is it permissible for a master to marry his female *mukataba* (indentured servant)?

Chapter on What is Prohibited to Marry and Combining Between Them and Other Matters

Al-Mughni

Book of Marriage

Book 35 · Issue 4 · Bab 2

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Primary text

It is not permissible for a master to marry his female *mukataba* (one striving for manumission through installment payments) because she remains his property.