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 obtain six hundred dirhems less one thing and one-fifth of thing. He bequeaths to some person one third of his capital, which is as much as the legacy of the person who has received the girl, namely, thing. Consequently there remain for the heirs six hundred less two things and one-fifth, and this is twice as much as both their legacies taken together, namely, the price of the slave plus the two things bequeathed as legacies. Halve it, and it will by itself be equal to these legacies: it is then three hundred less one and one-tenth of thing. Reduce this by means of the one and one-tenth of thing. Then you have three hundred, equal to three things and one-tenth, plus one hundred dirhems. Remove one hundred on occount of (the opposite) one hundred; there remain two hundred, equal to three things and one-tenth. Make now the reduction. One thing will be as much as thirty-one  parts of the sum of dirhems which you have; and just so much will be the legacy out of the two hundred; it is sixty-four dirhems and sixteen thirty-one parts.

“Suppose that some one emancipates a slave girl of the price of one hundred dirhems, and makes to some person a present of a slave girl, which is five hundred dirhems worth; the receiver cohabits with her, and her dowry is one hundred dirhems; the donor bequeaths to some other person as much as one-fourth of his capital.” Abu Hanifah says: The master of the girl cannot be required to give up more than one-third, and the legatee, who is to receive one-fourth, must give up