Thus, it is permissible in the case of his slave-woman, just like dirhams. Because it is suitable as a consideration in a sale—for if he were to say, "Manumit your slave for a thousand," it would be permissible—it is even more appropriate that it be a consideration in marriage, as marriage is not based on the concept of compensation. Based on this, if he marries her on the condition that he manumits her father, it is valid. Ahmad stipulated this in the narration of Abdullah. Once this is established, manumission becomes the dower, just as if he had given her wealth and then married her on the basis of it. If she offered herself to him for him to marry her, but he refused, he is not compelled to do so, and she owes the value [of her own self]; because if she is not compelled to marry him, he is not compelled to accept her. The ruling on a mudabbarah (slave promised freedom after master's death), one manumitted upon a condition, and an umm al-walad (slave-woman who has borne her master a child) is the same as that of a regular slave-woman in all that we have mentioned.

Section: If a woman manumits her slave on the condition that he marries her, he is manumitted, and he owes nothing. This is because marriage results in the husband gaining ownership [of his own status], not being owned; so if she stipulates for him to establish ownership for her [as a dower], it is not binding upon him, just as if she had stipulated for him to transfer ownership of a house to her. If the slave wished to marry her, he is not compelled to do so, because the condition was for her benefit, so it is not imposed upon him, just as if a master had stipulated for his slave-woman to marry him, it would not be binding upon her.

Section: There is no harm in a man manumitting a slave-woman and then marrying her, whether he manumitted her for the sake of Allah the Almighty or manumitted her in order to marry her. Anas disliked marrying someone he had manumitted for the sake of Allah the Almighty. al-Athram said: I said to Abu Abdullah: Shu'bah narrated from Qatadah from Anas that he disliked a manumitting a slave-woman and then marrying her? He said: Yes, that is if he manumitted her for the sake of Allah, he disliked that he should take back anything from her. As for our view, it is what Abu Musa narrated, saying: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever has a slave-woman, teaches her, treats her well, then manumits her and marries her, for him there are two rewards." Agreed upon. And because when