Is retribution obligatory if a Mukatab buys one of his parents and subsequently kills them?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Wounds

Book 47 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

Retribution is not obligatory upon the Mukatab if he purchases one of his parents and then kills them. The ruling is based on the principle that a master (Sayyid) is not executed for killing his slave.