Is it permissible for the master to use the purchased item as a pledge (rahn) in a transaction?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Mukātaba (Contractual Manumission)

Book 68 · Issue 4 · Bab 1

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It is not permissible for the master to use the item he purchased on credit as a pledge because a pledge is a trust (amanah) which might be destroyed, or the debtor might falsely deny receiving it.