«وللمدعى عليه إذا نكل في مجلس القضاء يكون الامتناع بمنزلة الرضاء بلزوم المال»
“When a defendant refuses the prescribed oath in court, the refusal can have legal effect regarding a monetary liability.”
Nukul is a refusal of an oath at the stage at which a court properly requires it. It is not an ordinary lack of conversation. The judicial setting and function of the oath give the refusal legal relevance.
The juristic explanations differ. The two companions analyze the result in terms of acknowledgment, whereas Abu Hanifa interprets it through an offer or yielding (badhl). Both recognize that a legally specified refusal may have consequences.
The outcome cannot be generalized to every case or every refused oath regardless of the type of claim and relevant procedure.