Makna
In what way is one encouraged here to free slaves (riqāb, lit. "necks")?
Jawaban
Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:
- It refers to assisting slaves who have a contractual arrangement to purchase their freedom by giving them what they need to attain their freedom. [Reported by Abū Ṣāliḥ from Ibn ʿAbbās; also attributed to ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, al-Ḥasan, Ibn Zayd, and al-Shāfiʿī]
- It refers to slaves who are bought with this share and then set free. [Reported by Mujāhid from Ibn ʿAbbās; also the view of Mālik ibn Anas, Abū ʿUbayd, and Abū Thawr]
Both views have been reported from Aḥmad.

