What happens when the guardian claims to have spent on the orphan for three years, while the orphan states his father died only two years prior?
Chapter on Selling the Musarrah (Animal with milk retained in udder)
Al-Mughni
Book of Sales
Primary text
The statement of the orphan is accepted. This is because the origin is the continued life of the father (implying the guardian's spending started later). Since their disagreement concerns a matter where the guardian is not a trustee, the statement of the one whose claim aligns with the established origin is accepted.