Article 164 of the Saudi Civil Transactions Law

المادة 164 من نظام المعاملات المدنية · الفصل الأول: التنفيذ العيني

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

1- يُجبَر المدين بعد إعذاره على تنفيذ التزامه تنفيذًا عينيًّا متى كان ذلك ممكنًا.

2- إذا كان في التنفيذ العيني إرهاقٌ للمدين جاز للمحكمة بناءً على طلبه أن تقصر حق الدائن على اقتضاء التعويض إذا كان ذلك لا يلحق به ضررًا جسيمًا.

This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers

Explanation (Arabic)

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