«حَتَّى إِذَا أَعْفَى بَعْدَ إِسْفَارِ الصُّبْحِ بِمَا بَقِيَ مِنْ مَالِ الصُّلْحِ»
Until, after morning had grown bright, the remaining settlement money was provided.
Isfār al-ṣubḥ is the brightening of dawn, rather than simply the sun’s appearance. After the overnight condition, payment of what remained ends the bargain. The dispute is resolved with money, not proof of homicide—a distinction essential to reading this episode and the compromised official who handled it.
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The Raḥbiyyah Maqāmah — Abū Zayd Revealed, Escape and Satirical Counsel
«حَتَّى إِذَا أَعْفَى بَعْدَ إِسْفَارِ الصُّبْحِ بِمَا بَقِيَ مِنْ مَالِ الصُّلْحِ»
Until, after morning had grown bright, the remaining settlement money was provided.
Isfār al-ṣubḥ is the brightening of dawn, rather than simply the sun’s appearance. After the overnight condition, payment of what remained ends the bargain. The dispute is resolved with money, not proof of homicide—a distinction essential to reading this episode and the compromised official who handled it.