Is it obligatory to accept a refund of the same amount paid for the land, or to demand an increase after two and a half years have passed since the problem occurred?
If a buyer discovers a defect in an item he purchased, he has the right to return the sold item along with its attached growth, and reclaim the price he paid to the seller on the day of purchase, even if the currency's value has changed. This is because that price is what became settled in the seller's obligation upon the annulment of the sale. Ad-Dardir and As-Sawi mentioned that what is obligatory is to render the equivalent, even if the currency's value has changed, whether rising or falling. Based on this, the buyer is entitled to reclaim only the exact amount he paid, without any increase, even if a long time has passed or the currency's value has depreciated.
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