"I said to 'Ata': 'What if I hire a slave for a year in return for his food, and for another year, in return for such and such?' He said: 'There is nothing wrong with that, and you may stipulate your conditions of hiring even for a few days.' 'How about if I make a deal to hire him when part of the year has passed?' He said: 'Do not hold me to account for what has passed.'"
Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 3861 In-book : Book 35b, Hadith 5 English translation : Vol. 4, Book 35, Hadith 3892
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