322 — They unanimously agree that the legal status of a child follows that of his parents: if they are both Muslims, he is regarded as a Muslim; if they are both polytheists, he is treated as belonging to the people of shirk (polytheism). Accordingly, he inherits from them and they inherit from him, and, should he be killed, the blood-money due for him is assessed at the same rate as that of his parents.

323 — They unanimously agree that when a man dies while his wife is pregnant, the child in her womb both inherits and is inherited from, provided it is delivered alive and shows clear signs of life.

324 — They unanimously agree that if a man declares, “This child is my son,” and the child has no known lineage, that lineage is affirmed by the man’s acknowledgment.

325 — They unanimously agree that if an adult man points to another and says, “This is my father,” and the latter, being an adult, confirms it, then paternity is established—so long as the claimant has no previously known lineage and the age difference makes such a relationship plausible.

326 — They unanimously agree that when a woman says, “This is my son,” her claim is not accepted without supporting testimony; in this matter she is not treated like a man. Ishaq alone dissented and held that a woman’s acknowledgment is valid.

327 — They unanimously agree that an intersex person (khunthā) inherits according to the organ from which he or she urinates: if the urine exits from the male organ, the person receives the share of a male; if it exits from the female organ, the share of a female.

328 — They unanimously agree that once a master has concluded a valid manumission contract (kitābah) with his slave, he may neither seize the slave’s earnings nor compel him to work except with his consent.

329 — They unanimously agree that the master is likewise forbidden to take any of the slave’s property apart from the installment payments he receives as each payment falls due.