What is the obligation when someone states, 'He has a dirham on me before a dirham' or 'after a dirham'?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Acknowledgment of Rights

Book 20 · Issue 1 · Bab 1

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If a person states, 'He has a dirham on me before a dirham,' or 'after a dirham,' two dirhams are obligatory. This is because the terms 'before' and 'after' are used to denote precedence and sequence in obligation.