What is the definition of "right-hand possession" (milk al-yamin), the slave or female slave, and the muwalladah (المولدة)? What are the rights and duties of each, and what is the Sharia ruling concerning them?
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"Right-hand possession" (ملك اليمين), "slave" (العبد), "female slave" (الأمة), "bondman/bondwoman" (الرقيق), and "mawlidah" (المولدة - with a fatḥa on the lām and dāl) all refer to the owned slave. As for "mūlidah" (المولدة - with a kasra on the lām), it refers to the midwife who delivers women.
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