What is the maximum liability of a master for debt incurred by a permitted slave if the debt exceeds the slave's value?
Chapter on Selling the Musarrah (Animal with milk retained in udder)
Al-Mughni
Book of Sales
Primary text
If the amount a slave has borrowed exceeds the slave's market value, the master is not liable for more than the slave's market value, unless the slave was explicitly permitted to engage in trade, in which case the master is liable for the entirety of the incurred debt.