Is the appointment valid if the ruler states, 'I appoint so-and-so and so-and-so; whichever of them reviews the case is my successor'?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Judiciary

Book 62 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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Primary text

The appointment is established for the one who reviews the case among those named because the contract of appointment (aqd al-wilayah) was made binding to both of them simultaneously, making the fulfillment of the condition by either party valid for their succession.