ولا تصرف العبد إلا بإذن سيده
Translation: In the historical system, the enslaved person’s relevant commercial act required the master’s permission.
In the classical legal institution of riqq, some commercial acts were restricted to protect the master’s recognized property interest. This differed from minority: an enslaved person could understand and intend a transaction, but the transaction could affect someone else’s asserted financial rights.
Quduri mentions authorization by the master in that historical context. The passage is studied as part of the classical legal record, not as authorization for owning or enslaving people today.
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Historical riqq and the master’s permission
Kitab al-Hajr: Grounds of Legal Restriction, Capacity and Liability
ولا تصرف العبد إلا بإذن سيده
Translation: In the historical system, the enslaved person’s relevant commercial act required the master’s permission.
In the classical legal institution of riqq, some commercial acts were restricted to protect the master’s recognized property interest. This differed from minority: an enslaved person could understand and intend a transaction, but the transaction could affect someone else’s asserted financial rights.
Quduri mentions authorization by the master in that historical context. The passage is studied as part of the classical legal record, not as authorization for owning or enslaving people today.