The youth cannot immediately produce the replacement or money, so he pledges his mīl—a small instrument used to apply kohl, not a unit of distance.
The pledged object stays as security while the claim remains unsettled. A minor loss becomes a serious burden because neither person has easy access to money.
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The Maʿarran Maqāmah — The Needle, Its Compensation, and the Judge’s Dinar
The youth cannot immediately produce the replacement or money, so he pledges his mīl—a small instrument used to apply kohl, not a unit of distance.
The pledged object stays as security while the claim remains unsettled. A minor loss becomes a serious burden because neither person has easy access to money.