Is a bequest valid if it concerns the very person ('neck' or status) of the indentured servant when the servitude contract is invalid?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Mukātaba (Contractual Manumission)

Book 68 · Issue 3 · Bab 1

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The bequest concerning the status or person ('raqabah') of the indentured servant is valid even if the contract is invalid. This is based on the precedent that such a bequest is valid in a sound servitude contract, making it more appropriate (or certainly valid) in the case of an invalid one.