Is the pledging of one of two specific items valid?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Pledges (Collateral)

Book 13 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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Primary text

Pledging one of two specific items, such as stating, 'I have pledged one of these two slaves,' is invalid because the specific item intended for the pledge has not been determined (Ta'yeen).