Al-Kāfi - The Book of Inheritance

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Inheritance Chapter: Guardianship of Sa’ibah (Unconditionally Freed Slave) َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى وَغَيْرُهُ عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَ٠ٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ْلُوكِهِ أَنَّهُ حُرٌّ لا سَبِيلَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ سَائِبَةٌ يَذْهَبُ فَيَتَوَلَّى إِلَى ٠َنْ أَحَبَّ فَإِذَا ضَ٠ِنَ جَرِيرَتَهُ فَهُوَ يَرِثُهُ.

It was in the case of a slave whose master had caused him serious physical damage, that he (the slave) is free in the manner of Sa’ibah (unconditionally freed slave) so that he can choose whomever he likes as his guardian to bail out his liabilities for his crimes and then inherit his legacy.”’ صحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (3/261))