36.9 Contract Of Manumission
٣٦۔٩ بَابُ الْكِتَابَةِ
[Machine] "Allah, the Almighty, said: 'And those who seek the scripture of what your right hands possess, then write it for them if you know any good in them.' This is a document written by so-and-so, son of so-and-so, regarding the health and permission of an affair for his slave, named so-and-so, who is currently under his ownership and control. I have written to you to pay me three thousand dirhams, a specified number of horses, and seven weighed munajjimat on you, for a period of six consecutive years, starting from the first month of a certain year. This payment mentioned in this document, according to its stars, is due to me. You are free to fulfill it; it belongs to the free people, and it is your responsibility as it is upon them. If you alter anything from its place, the writing will be void, and you will not have any written record. I have accepted your correspondence based on the conditions mentioned in this document before our separation and the end of our council, which took place between us. On this matter, so-and-so and so-and-so have agreed."
قَالَ اللَّهُ ﷻ: {وَالَّذِينَ يَبْتَغُونَ الْكِتَابَ مِمَّا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ فَكَاتِبُوهُمْ إِنْ عَلِمْتُمْ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًا} هَذَا كِتَابٌ كَتَبَهُ فُلاَنُ بْنُ فُلاَنٍ فِي صِحَّةٍ مِنْهُ وَجَوَازِ أَمْرٍ لِفَتَاهُ النُّوبِيِّ الَّذِي يُسَمَّى فُلاَنًا وَهُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِي مِلْكِهِ وَيَدِهِ إِنِّي كَاتَبْتُكَ عَلَى ثَلاَثَةِ آلاَفِ دِرْهَمٍ وُضْحٍ جِيَادٍ وَزْنِ سَبْعَةٍ مُنَجَّمَةٍ عَلَيْكَ سِتُّ سِنِينَ مُتَوَالِيَاتٍ أَوَّلُهَا مُسْتَهَلَّ شَهْرِ كَذَا مِنْ سَنَةِ كَذَا عَلَى أَنْ تَدْفَعَ إِلَيَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ الْمُسَمَّى مَبْلَغُهُ فِي هَذَا الْكِتَابِ فِي نُجُومِهَا فَأَنْتَ حُرٌّ بِهَا لَكَ مَا لِلأَحْرَارِ وَعَلَيْكَ مَا عَلَيْهِمْ فَإِنْ أَخْلَلْتَ شَيْئًا مِنْهُ عَنْ مَحِلِّهِ بَطَلَتِ الْكِتَابَةُ وَكُنْتَ رَقِيقًا لاَ كِتَابَةَ لَكَ وَقَدْ قَبِلْتُ مُكَاتَبَتَكَ عَلَيْهِ عَلَى الشُّرُوطِ الْمَوْصُوفَةِ فِي هَذَا الْكِتَابِ قَبْلَ تَصَادُرِنَا عَنْ مَنْطِقِنَا وَافْتِرَاقِنَا عَنْ مَجْلِسِنَا الَّذِي جَرَى بَيْنَنَا ذَلِكَ فِيهِ أَقَرَّ فُلاَنٌ وَفُلاَنٌ.