When is repayment evidence invalid concerning a loan if the repayment date predates the loan?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Claims and Evidences

Book 65 · Issue 4 · Bab 1

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Primary text

If the repayment evidence is dated prior to the loan, it cannot be applied to the repayment of that loan because one cannot repay a debt before it exists.