وَمَنْ رَهَنَ عَبْدَيْنِ بِأَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ
Translation: Whoever pledged two enslaved persons against a debt of 1,000 dirhams.
Suppose two identified assets secure a single debt of 1,000 dirhams. For accounting, one is allocated 600 and the other 400. The debtor repays 600. The principal debt has certainly decreased, but this does not necessarily entitle him to immediate release of the first asset.
Both assets may continue securing the one outstanding obligation. Quduri’s historical illustration refers to two enslaved persons; modern non-human assets are used here to clarify the calculation without changing the classical doctrine.
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Two pledged items securing one debt
Kitab al-Rahn: Partial Repayment, Agency to Sell and Pledgee Rights
وَمَنْ رَهَنَ عَبْدَيْنِ بِأَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ
Translation: Whoever pledged two enslaved persons against a debt of 1,000 dirhams.
Suppose two identified assets secure a single debt of 1,000 dirhams. For accounting, one is allocated 600 and the other 400. The debtor repays 600. The principal debt has certainly decreased, but this does not necessarily entitle him to immediate release of the first asset.
Both assets may continue securing the one outstanding obligation. Quduri’s historical illustration refers to two enslaved persons; modern non-human assets are used here to clarify the calculation without changing the classical doctrine.