فإن لم ينكشف له مال خلى سبيله
Translation: If no property is discovered, he releases him.
Once inquiry has failed to reveal assets, Quduri calls for release rather than continuing detention solely because a debt remains unpaid.
Release from detention and extinguishment of the debt are different legal events. Freedom from custody does not by itself cancel the creditor’s financial claim.
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Release when inquiry reveals no assets
Kitab al-Hajr: Claimed Insolvency, Detention and Release
فإن لم ينكشف له مال خلى سبيله
Translation: If no property is discovered, he releases him.
Once inquiry has failed to reveal assets, Quduri calls for release rather than continuing detention solely because a debt remains unpaid.
Release from detention and extinguishment of the debt are different legal events. Freedom from custody does not by itself cancel the creditor’s financial claim.