Is the mortgagor permitted to remove a tumor or an extra digit from the mortgaged property?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Pledges (Collateral)

Book 13 · Issue 5 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

The mortgagor does not have the right to remove a tumor (Sil'ah) or an extra digit because removal is feared to cause harm, whereas leaving the condition poses no immediate fear of harm.