Question 1797) - When the owner dies, is the Mudabbar free without any price or must he compensate the heirs?

A: If the third of the estate in which the deceased could make a bequest covers the slave's value then he is free without further liability. If the entire estate consisted of nothing but the slave, then the slave must compensate them for two-thirds of his value. If debts consume the entire value of the estate, then the slave will compensate the creditors for his entire value.

~ al-Quduri ~