What is the ruling regarding the preemption right of a Mukatab (a slave purchasing his freedom)?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Preemption (Shuf'ah)

Book 23 · Issue 6 · Bab 1

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The Mukatab has the right to claim or waive preemption, and his master (Sayyid) cannot object because the transaction is executed in the Mukatab's name, not the master's.