Is the mukatab obligated to pay the sum if the judge in the master's city writes to the judge in the mukatab's city instructing him to collect the money?

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The mukatab is not obligated to comply with this request, as this constitutes an assignment of agency, which a judge is not required to undertake. A judge is not tasked with collecting payment from a legally competent adult. If the judge chooses to collect, his action is treated as that of an agent, and upon collection, the mukatab is manumitted.