What is the ruling if the contracted person claims inability to pay immediately upon demand due to the wealth being nearby?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Mukātaba (Contractual Manumission)

Book 68 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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If the contracted person claims the wealth is unavailable at the exact location of the demand, being in a part of the city or close by such that prayer is not shortened (less than the distance of shortening prayer), and requests a delay to bring it, rescission of the *Kitabah* is not permitted. A grace period is granted for the time needed to retrieve it, provided a delay is requested, because this short absence causes no harm.