It is only so because the slave's maintenance is the obligation of his master, and the one who brought him back has acted in place of his master in fulfilling the obligation upon him; therefore, he is entitled to claim reimbursement from him, just as if he had given him permission. Al-Shafi'i said: He does not receive anything back, because he is a volunteer in providing maintenance that was not incumbent upon him. Our view is that he performed for him what was necessary upon him at the time he was unable to perform it himself, so he is entitled to claim reimbursement from him, just as if the judge had performed the maintenance that was necessary upon a man who refused to provide for his wife. It is also possible that he does not receive anything back, based on the other narration regarding one who provides maintenance for a pledge in his possession, or a deposit, or camels when the camel-herder flees and leaves them with the hirer.

Section: He has the right to discipline his male and female slave if they commit an offense, by reprimanding or striking them lightly, just as he disciplines his child or his wife in cases of nusuz (rebelliousness). He does not have the right to strike them without an offense, nor may he strike them with excessive force even if they have committed an offense, nor may he slap them in the face. It has been narrated from Ibn Muqarrin al-Muzani that he said: I saw myself as one of seven, and we had only one servant, and one of us slapped her. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) ordered us to emancipate her, so we emancipated her. It is also narrated from Abu Mas'ud that he said: I was striking a servant of mine, when a man from behind me said: "Know, Abu Mas'ud, know, Abu Mas'ud." I turned around, and it was the Prophet (peace be upon him) saying: "Know, Abu Mas'ud, that Allah is more capable of you than you are of this servant."

Section: Whoever owns a beast is obligated to attend to it and provide for its maintenance as it requires, such as fodder or providing someone to graze it, because of what Ibn Umar narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "A woman was punished for a cat she had kept locked up until it died of hunger; she neither fed it, nor did she let it free to eat from the vermin of the earth."