Whose is the right of allegiance (*wala'*) when a slave is freed through a bequested manumission contract?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Mukātaba (Contractual Manumission)

Book 68 · Issue 3 · Bab 1

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If the manumission takes effect, the right of allegiance belongs to the testator (the one who bequeathed the *kitabah*), just as it would if the master had bequeathed his immediate freedom.