Hadith 305
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Hadith.5275 - Ibn Mahbub narrated from Abu Walad who said
I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a mukatab (a slave who has entered into a contract for his freedom) who committed an offense against a free man.
Imam (as) said: "If he has paid part of his mukataba (freedom contract), he is liable for the offense in proportion to what he has paid. If he cannot cover the liability for the offense, the remainder is taken from the master who set the contract with him."
I asked: "What if the offense was against another slave?"
Imam (as) replied: "It is the same; the mukatab is handed over to the master of the injured slave. There is no compensation between the mukatab and the slave if the mukatab has paid part of his contract. However, if he has not paid anything from his mukataba, then compensation is taken directly from him or his master must pay for all the damage caused by the mukatab because he is still his slave until he pays part of his contract."
Imam (as) further said: "The child of a mukataba woman follows her status: if she remains a slave, her child is a slave; and if she is freed, her child is also free."
5275 - وَ رَوَى اِبْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَبِي وَلاَّدٍ قَالَ
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ مُكَاتَبٍ جَنَى عَلَى رَجُلٍ حُرٍّ جِنَايَةً فَقَالَ "إِنْ كَانَ أَدَّى مِنْ مُكَاتَبَتِهِ شَيْئاً، غُرِّمَ فِي جِنَايَتِهِ بِقَدْرِ مَا أَدَّى مِنْ مُكَاتَبَتِهِ لِلْحُرِّ وَ إِنْ عَجَزَ عَنْ حَقِّ اَلْجِنَايَةِ أُخِذَ ذَلِكَ مِنَ اَلْمَوْلَى اَلَّذِي كَاتَبَهُ، " قُلْتُ فَإِنْ كَانَتِ اَلْجِنَايَةُ لِعَبْدٍ قَالَ
"عَلَى مِثْلِ ذَلِكَ يُدْفَعُ إِلَى مَوْلَى اَلْعَبْدِ اَلَّذِي جَرَحَهُ اَلْمُكَاتَبُ وَ لاَ يُقَاصُّ بَيْنَ اَلْمُكَاتَبِ وَ بَيْنَ اَلْعَبْدِ إِذَا كَانَ اَلْمُكَاتَبُ قَدْ أَدَّى مِنْ مُكَاتَبَتِهِ شَيْئاً فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ أَدَّى مِنْ مُكَاتَبَتِهِ شَيْئاً فَإِنَّهُ يُقَاصُّ لِلْعَبْدِ مِنْهُ أَوْ يُغَرَّمُ اَلْمَوْلَى كُلَّ مَا جَنَى اَلْمُكَاتَبُ لِأَنَّهُ عَبْدُهُ مَا لَمْ يُؤَدِّ مِنْ مُكَاتَبَتِهِ شَيْئاً" قَالَ "وَ وَلَدُ اَلْمُكَاتَبَةِ كَأُمِّهِ إِنْ رَقَّتْ رَقَّ وَ إِنْ عَتَقَتْ عَتَقَ".
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