*Fath al-Qadir* explains that the debtor admits a liability against himself, while also claiming a further benefit to himself: postponement of the creditor's demand.
The debt is established by admission, but the claimed payment term is an additional matter benefiting the debtor. Therefore the existence of the obligation must be separated from its maturity. The commentary also distinguishes this ordinary-debt question from particular forms of suretyship.
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Fath al-Qadir: the term benefits the debtor
Kitab al-Iqrar: Debt and Trust, Admissions by Reply, and Deferred Debts
*Fath al-Qadir* explains that the debtor admits a liability against himself, while also claiming a further benefit to himself: postponement of the creditor's demand.
The debt is established by admission, but the claimed payment term is an additional matter benefiting the debtor. Therefore the existence of the obligation must be separated from its maturity. The commentary also distinguishes this ordinary-debt question from particular forms of suretyship.