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Hadith.5493 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Abu Jamilah from Humran from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) regarding a man who, on his deathbed, made a will saying
"Free so-and-so, and so-and-so, and so-and-so," until he mentioned five individuals. When his estate was assessed, it was found that one-third of his wealth was not enough to cover the value of the five slaves he had ordered to be freed.
Imam (as) said: "The individuals he named should be evaluated according to their order of mention, starting with the first. They should be valued, and their emancipation should proceed from the first he mentioned, then the second, the third, the fourth, and finally the fifth. If the one-third of the estate runs out before reaching the last, then the last named does not get freed because the man ordered their emancipation beyond the limit of what he lawfully owned, and thus it is not permissible."
5493 - وَ رَوَى اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَمِيلَةَ عَنْ حُمْرَانَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ
فِي رَجُلٍ أَوْصَى عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ وَ قَالَ أَعْتِقْ فُلاَناً وَ فُلاَناً وَ فُلاَناً حَتَّى ذَكَرَ خَمْسَةً فَنُظِرَ فِي ثُلُثِهِ فَلَمْ يَبْلُغْ ثُلُثُهُ أَثْمَانَ قِيمَةِ اَلْمَمَالِيكِ اَلْخَمْسَةِ اَلَّذِينَ أَمَرَ بِعِتْقِهِمْ قَالَ "يُنْظَرُ إِلَى اَلَّذِينَ سَمَّاهُمْ وَ بَدَأَ بِعِتْقِهِمْ فَيُقَوَّمُونَ وَ يُنْظَرُ إِلَى ثُلُثِهِ فَيُعْتَقُ مِنْهُ أَوَّلُ شَيْءٍ ذَكَرَ ثُمَّ اَلثَّانِي وَ اَلثَّالِثُ ثُمَّ اَلرَّابِعُ ثُمَّ اَلْخَامِسُ فَإِنْ عَجَزَ اَلثُّلُثُ كَانَ فِي اَلَّذِي سَمَّى آخِراً لِأَنَّهُ أَعْتَقَ بَعْدَ مَبْلَغِ اَلثُّلُثِ بِمَا لاَ يَمْلِكُ فَلاَ يَجُوزُ لَهُ ذَلِكَ".
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