If a deceased master states, 'Enter into a contract of manumission with one of my female slaves (imā'ī),' and he also owned male slaves, who may the heirs choose?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Mukātaba (Contractual Manumission)

Book 68 · Issue 3 · Bab 1

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If the master specifies 'one of my female slaves,' the heirs are prohibited from entering into a contract of manumission with a male slave (ʿabd) or an intersex person whose sex is indeterminate (khunthā mushkal) for the same reason of uncertainty regarding their status.