فَإِنِ اسْتَثْنَى الْجَمِيعَ لَزِمَهُ الْإِقْرَارُ وَبَطَلَ الِاسْتِثْنَاءُ
If he excludes the entire amount, the admission remains binding and the exception is void.
For example, “I owe 10 dirhams, except 10.” Accepting the exclusion would leave nothing of the admission. Al-Quduri therefore keeps the entire admitted 10 binding. A valid exclusion of most of a quantity does not imply that an exclusion of all of it is valid.
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Text: exclusion of the whole
Kitab al-Iqrar: Connected Exceptions, Quantities, and Cross-Category Exceptions
فَإِنِ اسْتَثْنَى الْجَمِيعَ لَزِمَهُ الْإِقْرَارُ وَبَطَلَ الِاسْتِثْنَاءُ
If he excludes the entire amount, the admission remains binding and the exception is void.
For example, “I owe 10 dirhams, except 10.” Accepting the exclusion would leave nothing of the admission. Al-Quduri therefore keeps the entire admitted 10 binding. A valid exclusion of most of a quantity does not imply that an exclusion of all of it is valid.