Does requesting an item from a seller, such as asking 'Hand me this cloth,' after discovering a defect void the right of rescission?

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

Al-Mughni

Book of Sales

Book 12 · Issue 4 · Bab 5

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Primary text

Imam Ahmad strongly refuted the notion that minor transactional requests, such as asking someone to hand over a cloth after discovering a defect in a purchased slave, nullify the right of option. He questioned the origin of such an opinion, asserting that such minor requests do not constitute the type of acceptance that warrants invalidation.

Supporting text

Two narrations have been transmitted from Imam Ahmad regarding the invalidation of the option through utilization, and this issue is treated similarly.