Chapter on Miscellaneous Matters Related to Emancipation

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 1|Chapter 55

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Volume 3, Book 1, Chapter 55

Chapter on Miscellaneous Matters Related to Emancipation

Hadith #2

3558 - وَ سَأَلَهُ اَلْحَسَنُ اَلصَّيْقَلُ : عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَالَ أَوَّلُ مَمْلُوكٍ أَمْلِكُهُ فَهُوَ حُرٌّ فَأَصَابَ سِتَّةً فَقَالَ "إِنَّمَا كَانَتْ نِيَّتُهُ عَلَى وَاحِدٍ فَلْيَخْتَرْ أَيَّهُمْ شَاءَ فَلْيُعْتِقْهُ".

Hadith.3558 - Al-Hasan al-Sayqal asked about a man who said: "The first slave I acquire will be free." Then he acquired six slaves. Imam said: "His intention was for one. Let him choose whichever one he wishes and set him free."