Ata bin Abi Rabah (may Allah have mercy on him) says: Tariq bin Murqa’ from Yemen freed his slave. The slave died and left behind wealth. Tariq refused to take it. The governor of Yemen, Ya’la bin Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with him), wrote to Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), so he replied:“Give it to his master. If he does not take it, then buy slaves with the wealth and free them.”Then sixteen or seventeen slaves were bought and freed.

Sayyiduna Umar and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "The inheritance of a Sa'ibah will go to the one who set him free."

Ibrahim Nakha'i (may Allah have mercy on him) says: "If a person frees his slave and the slave dies, his inheritance will return to the one who freed him, and he may spend it in the same cause for which he had freed him, if he wishes."

A case was brought before Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding a woman who had freed her slave and said: "Go, choose the guardianship of whomever you wish." The slave went to Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Ma'mar (may Allah be pleased with him) and chose his guardianship. Then the woman passed away, and her heirs disputed with Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Ma'mar (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) inquired about the matter, and the slave narrated the entire incident. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Go, choose the guardianship of whomever you wish." The slave returned to Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Ma'mar (may Allah be pleased with him) and chose his guardianship.

Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "A slave who is set free as a Saibah (freed without compensation) has his affair in his own hand; he may choose the guardianship of whomever he wishes."

Rashid bin Sa'id (may Allah have mercy on him) and Dumrah bin Habib (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "The right of guardianship (wilayah) of a freed slave belongs to the one who set him free; he has only freed him from slavery, not from guardianship."