or as multiple kinds.

If he says, “He has against me what lies between one dirham and ten,” he is liable for eight. If he phrases it, “between a dirham to ten,” or “from a dirham to ten,” he is liable for nine.

Should he declare, “I owe him a dirham or a dinar,” one of the two becomes binding and he must specify which.

If he admits, “I owe him dates (1) in a sack,” or “a knife in a sheath,” or “a gem set in a ring,” and the like, the acknowledgment applies only to the dates, the knife, or the gem, unlike an admission such as “a sword with its scabbard” and the like.

Allah, exalted is He, knows best.

All praise belongs to Allah; through His grace good works reach completion.

May blessings and abundant peace rest upon our master Muhammad, his family, and his companions for all ages and times.

The author says:

It was written by its compiler, Manṣūr ibn Yūnus ibn Idrīs al-Buhūtī al-Ḥanbalī—may he be pardoned. I finished composing it on Friday after the ʿAṣr prayer, the tenth of Shawwāl, in the year 1050 AH. I ask Allah for acceptance, benefit, sincerity in word and deed, and success in what He loves and approves.