Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said regarding the person who, in his terminal illness, freed his slave and then died, and he also had a debt upon him, and besides this slave he had no other wealth: he said, the slave will strive to the extent of his value; if his value is more than the debt, then he will strive for the creditors to the extent of their debt, and whatever remains will be considered; then two-thirds of it will belong to the heirs and one-third will be his (i.e., for the bequest).

Hazrat Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) says that if a person frees a slave during his terminal illness and he has no other wealth besides this, then a just person will estimate the value of that slave, and then the slave will strive to pay that value.

Hazrat Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about a person who freed his slave during his terminal illness and he has no other wealth besides this? He (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: This decision of his will be enforced on the Day of Judgment; I cannot reject what he has freed for the sake of Allah. And Hazrat Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him) said: It will be enforced on one-third of his wealth, and for the remaining two-thirds, he (the slave) will strive (by giving wealth, he will be freed).

23139 - And he said: Shurayh permitted a third of it and required him to seek freedom for (two-thirds) (1).

Ismail says: I asked Hazrat Sha’bi (may Allah have mercy on him),“Which of the two statements do you prefer?”He (may Allah have mercy on him) replied:“I prefer the statement of Hazrat Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) in issuing a fatwa, and I prefer the statement of Hazrat Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him) in judicial matters.”

Hazrat Ibn Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A third of it will be counted as freed.

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said regarding a person who, in his terminal illness, frees his slave and has no other wealth besides this: one-third of the slave will be considered freed, and for the remaining two-thirds, he will make an effort?

Hazrat Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) says that if a person makes a bequest to free his slave, then that bequest will be executed from one-third of the wealth. If the value of the slave is more than one-third, then for the excess amount, the slave will strive to pay it.

It is narrated from Yunus, may Allah have mercy on him, that people used to think that Hasan, may Allah have mercy on him, had said regarding the person who freed some of his slaves during his terminal illness, that as much as he has freed, that much will be considered freed, and for the remaining portion, the slave will be made to strive for its price.

Hazrat Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) says regarding the person who freed his one-third slave during his terminal illness: He said, it will be executed within one-third of the wealth, and if he had also made a bequest for it among other bequests, then the value will be sought from the slave.