What is the legal obligation when a debtor states, 'Katha Dirhaman' (such and such dirhams, accusative)?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Acknowledgment of Rights

Book 20 · Issue 9 · Bab 1

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If the debtor states, 'Katha dirhaman' (accusative), he is obligated to pay twenty dirhams, as this is the minimum number interpreted by a single accusative noun. This view is attributed to Muhammad bin Al-Hasan.