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?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Mukātaba (Contractual Manumission)
Primary text
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.