Is it valid to pledge the rent of a house for a specific month as collateral?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Pledges (Collateral)

Book 13 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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Pledging the rent (ujra) of a house for a specified month is invalid. This is due to two defects: the rent is considered an unknown quantity (majhul) and it is not yet owned (ghair mamluka) by the pledgor at the time of the contract.