If an authorized slave guarantees or acts as a surety based on the master's permission, does this liability attach to the slave or the master?
Chapter on Selling the Musarrah (Animal with milk retained in udder)
Al-Mughni
Book of Sales
Primary text
If the master permits the slave to act as a guarantor or surety, and the slave does so, the action is valid.
Supporting text
There are two views on whether the resulting liability attaches to the master's personal liability or the slave's physical person.