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It is also permissible for the judge in whose court the right has been established to send a written notice to another judge—whether specifically named or not—setting out the claim brought against the absentee. He must first read the document aloud to two upright witnesses, hand it to them, and include the statement: “1This right has been proven before me, and you must recover it for the entitled party.” Once the document reaches the second judge, he is obliged2 to enforce it.
(1) In manuscript N, the conjunction waw is absent.
(2) Manuscript A includes the additional word "al-kitab"; the same addition appears in manuscript N within the commentary.
ويصح أن يكتب القاضي الذي ثبت عنده الحق إلى قاض آخر معين أو غير معين بصورة الدعوى الواقعة على الغائب بشرط أن يقرأ ذلك على عدلين ثم يدفعه لهما ويقول فيه: و١إن ذلك قد ثبت عندي وإنك تأخذ الحق للمستحق فيلزم القاضي الواصل إليه ذلك٢: العمل به.
١ في "ن" بون الواو.
٢ في "أ" زيادة "الكتاب". وأدرجها في "ن" في الشرح.