Imam Ahmad narrated it with his chain of transmission, as did others. Hammad ibn Salamah narrated from Ayyub, from Nafi', from Ibn 'Umar, that whenever he emancipated a slave, he would not lay claim to his wealth. As for our position, it is what al-Athram narrated with his chain of transmission from Ibn Mas'ud, that he said to his slave 'Umayr: "O 'Umayr, I wish to emancipate you with a wholesome emancipation, so inform me of your wealth, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: 'Whoever emancipates a slave or a male servant and does not inform him of his wealth, his wealth belongs to his master.'" This is because the slave and his wealth were both for the master; thus, he removed his ownership from one of them, so his ownership remained in the other, just as if he had sold him. The hadith of the Prophet (peace be upon him) indicates this: "Whoever sells a slave who has wealth, his wealth belongs to the seller, unless the buyer stipulates it." As for the hadith of Ibn 'Umar, Ahmad said: "'Ubaydullah ibn Abi Ja'far, from the people of Egypt, narrates it, and he is weak in hadith. He was a scholar of jurisprudence, but in hadith, he is not strong." Abu al-Walid said: "This hadith is a mistake." As for the action of Ibn 'Umar, it was a voluntary act of benevolence from him toward the one he emancipated. It was said to Imam Ahmad: "Was this in your view a matter of benevolence?" He replied: "Yes, by my life, it is a matter of benevolence." He was asked: "So it is as if it is, in your view, for the master?" He replied: "Yes, for the master, exactly like a sale."

1963- Issue; He said: (And if he says to his slave: You are free at a time he named, he does not become free until that time arrives.)

The sum of this is that if the master makes the emancipation of his slave or slave-girl contingent upon the arrival of a time, such as his saying: "You are free