—then she has the choice.

380 — They unanimously agree that it is permissible to have intimate relations with female slaves who belong to the People of the Book when they are held as milk al-yamīn (right-hand possession). Al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī alone held that this is not permissible.

381 — They unanimously agree that if a slave-woman is jointly owned by two men (1) and they both contract her marriage, the marriage is valid.

382 — They unanimously agree that a male slave may marry two wives.

383 — They unanimously agree that a slave’s marriage is permissible with his master’s permission.

384 — They unanimously agree that if he marries without his master’s permission, the marriage is not permissible.

385 — They unanimously agree that when a free woman is deceived into marrying a slave who had been authorized to marry, she has the right of option once she becomes aware of his status.

386 — They unanimously agree that a woman’s marriage to her own male slave is void.

387 — They unanimously agree that the husband must divide his nights equally between a Muslim wife and a dhimmī wife.

388 — They unanimously agree that when a man marries a woman but has not yet consummated the marriage, if the impediment to cohabitation is from her side, she is not entitled to maintenance; if the impediment is from his side, he must support her. Al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī alone said that no maintenance is due until consummation takes place.

389 — They unanimously agree that maintenance is withheld from a wife who is in a state of nushūz (recalcitrance). Al-Ḥakam alone maintained that she is still entitled to maintenance.

390 — They unanimously agree that a slave is obliged to provide for his wife.

391 — They unanimously agree that a person must maintain his minor children who have no wealth of their own.

392 — They unanimously agree that if a child’s father dies and the child possesses wealth, his maintenance comes out of his own property. Ḥammād alone ruled that it should be taken from the entire estate as if it were a debt. Ibrāhīm al-Nakhaʿī said: if the estate is small, the maintenance is from the child’s share; but if it is large, then from the whole—