The pledgee has a security right connected with the debt. The executor administers the relevant assets of the deceased and discharges lawful liabilities. These roles should not be collapsed into a single power.
The creditor is entitled to satisfaction of the debt through the security, but the passage describes the executor as the person who sells it; where there is no executor, the judge appoints one.
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Executor versus creditor: distinct functions
Kitab al-Rahn: Misuse, Loan Back, Liability and Death of the Pledgor
The pledgee has a security right connected with the debt. The executor administers the relevant assets of the deceased and discharges lawful liabilities. These roles should not be collapsed into a single power.
The creditor is entitled to satisfaction of the debt through the security, but the passage describes the executor as the person who sells it; where there is no executor, the judge appoints one.