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Summary
Yahya said: I heard Malik say: the practice among us regarding a man who refers another man to a debt owed to him by a third: if the referred debtor becomes insolvent, or dies leaving no estate to pay, the referee has no claim against the one who referred him, and does not return to the original debtor. Malik said: this matter has no dispute among us. 1
Place in the museum
Belongs to the Muwatta, Book of Judgments. Source: the Muwatta. Mentions Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi, Malik ibn Anas. Built on in the chapters on judgment (qada).
Connections
- Part of
- Muwatta, Book of Judgements (aqdiya)
- Mentions
- Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi· Malik ibn Anas
- Basis for
- judgement (qada')
People and things also explored
Muwatta 2103· Muwatta 2104· Muwatta 2105· Muwatta 2108· Muwatta 2111· Muwatta 2123· Muwatta 2124· Muwatta 2126
Sources
- Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf) , p.296
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islam.museum contributors. “Muwatta 2184”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muwatta-22-2184/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.