Is accepting compensation (arsh) for a defect an option for the buyer in all cases after discovering a defect in a purchased item?

Chapter on Selling the Musarrah (Animal with milk retained in udder)

Al-Mughni

Book of Sales

Book 12 · Issue 2 · Bab 5

Open in Qurani

Primary text

The buyer has the option to take compensation for the defect (arsh) in every situation where a defect is found in the purchased item, regardless of whether the spreading of the garment diminished its value or not.