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Summary
Malik says a free man should not marry a slave-woman while he can afford a free woman. He may marry a slave-woman only if he cannot afford a free woman and fears sin, which means adultery. He based this on the Qur'anic provision for one who cannot afford a free woman. 1
Place in the museum
Belongs to the Muwatta, Book of Marriage. Source: the Muwatta. Mentions Malik ibn Anas. Built on in the chapters on marriage.
Connections
- Part of
- Muwatta, Book of Marriage (nikah)
- Mentions
- Malik ibn Anas
- Basis for
- Nikah (marriage)
People and things also explored
Muwatta 1491· Muwatta 1495· Muwatta 1496· Muwatta 1510· Muwatta 1512· Muwatta 1513· Muwatta 1515· Muwatta 1519
Sources
- Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf) , p.43
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islam.museum contributors. “Muwatta 1536”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muwatta-14-1536/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.