The admitting party specifies 2 books; the beneficiary demands 5 without further proof. Whose account can be accepted?

Kitab al-Iqrar: Capacity, Unspecified Rights, and Amounts in Admissions

• The beneficiary’s, because the larger number always prevails
• Exactly half way between both figures
• Neither party’s statement can ever count
• The admitting party’s statement with an oath