Sens
Which kind of person is described here as "unable to dictate"?
Réponse
Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:
- It means he is unable due to a speech defect. [Ibn ʿAbbās]
- It means he does not know how to dictate what he owes. [Ibn Jubayr]
- It refers to someone who is insane. [Qāḍī Abū Yaʿlā]

