Urwa bin Zubayr and Sulayman bin Yasar reported,

A slave who has made a contract to buy his freedom remains a slave as long as any part of the agreed payment is still owed.

وحدثني مالك، أنه بلغه: أن

عروة بن الزبير، وسليمان بن يسار كانا يقولان

المكاتب عبد ما بقي عليه من كتابته شيء.