Chapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding One Who Makes a Bequest or Frees a Slave While in Debt

We were sitting at the door of Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), as a group waiting for him to come out. Suddenly, a woman approached and asked: "Which of you is Abu Ja'far?" The people replied: "What do you…

"If the value of the slave is equal to the amount of debt he owes or more, then his emancipation is valid; otherwise, it is not valid."

"The executor should settle the debt owed by the deceased and then distribute whatever remains among the heirs." The man then asked: "Should the executor distribute what was bequeathed for the debt? Should the debt be…