Khalid sells goods for Rs 60,000 and delivers them; the buyer never pays. The buyer also owes Rs 30,000 to Zayd and Rs 10,000 to Bakr. Total debts are Rs 100,000.
Assume Rs 40,000 in distributable assets, debts all due and of equal rank. Khalid’s allocation is Rs 24,000, Zayd’s Rs 12,000, and Bakr’s Rs 4,000.
Under the stated Hanafi rule, Khalid may not isolate the delivered goods merely because he can identify them and exclude the other creditors.
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Worked example: the seller among three creditors
Kitab al-Hajr: Creditors After Release and Final Rulings
Khalid sells goods for Rs 60,000 and delivers them; the buyer never pays. The buyer also owes Rs 30,000 to Zayd and Rs 10,000 to Bakr. Total debts are Rs 100,000.
Assume Rs 40,000 in distributable assets, debts all due and of equal rank. Khalid’s allocation is Rs 24,000, Zayd’s Rs 12,000, and Bakr’s Rs 4,000.
Under the stated Hanafi rule, Khalid may not isolate the delivered goods merely because he can identify them and exclude the other creditors.