Whose statement is accepted when buyer and seller disagree on the amount of the price after mutual rescission (Taqayul) or return due to defect?
Chapter on Selling the Musarrah (Animal with milk retained in udder)
Al-Mughni
Book of Sales
Primary text
The statement of the seller is accepted when a mutual rescission of the sale occurs, or when the buyer returns the item due to a defect after the seller has taken possession of the price, and subsequently they dispute the exact amount of the price. This is because the seller is denying what the buyer claims after the contract has been dissolved, making it analogous to a dispute over possession.