What is the ruling regarding the dissolution of a contract of indenture (kitaba) if the contracted slave (mukatab) is absent when the installment payment term arrives, and he traveled without his master's permission?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Mukātaba (Contractual Manumission)

Book 68 · Issue 1 · Bab 1

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If the installment term arrives while the mukatab is absent without his master's permission, the master has the right to dissolve the contract (faskh).