Article 597 of the Saudi Civil Transactions Law

المادة 597 من نظام المعاملات المدنية · الفرع الثاني: آثار عقد الكفالة

Official text (Arabic)

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

1- للكفيل بمقتضى عقد الكفالة أن يرجع على المدين بما وفى عنه وبما دفعه من نفقات اقتضاها العقد؛ إذا كانت الكفالة بعلم المدين ودون معارضته.

2- إذا عجّل الكفيل وفاء الدين المؤجل فليس له الرجوع على المدين بما عجّل وفاءه من الدين المؤجل قبل حلول الأجل ما لم يكن تعجيله بإذن المدين.

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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