Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Liable to pay for broken item

· 8 Safar 1445 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If a student breaks an item of the Madrasah, is he liable to pay for it?

Answer

If the item broke in error without any negligence from the student, then he cannot be held liable, as there is no liability in Amaanat. However, if negligence is proven, then he can be held liable.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

المتسبب لا يضمن إلا أن يتعد —-(مجمع الضمانات ص381 ج1)

إذَا دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ بَيْتَ آخَرَ فَهُوَ مَأْذُونٌ دَلَالَةً بِشُرْبِ الْمَاءِ بِالْإِنَاءِ الْمَخْصُوصِ لَهُ. وَإِذَا سَقَطَ مِنْ يَدِهِ وَهُوَ يَشْرَبُ وَانْكَسَرَ لَا يَلْزَمُ الضَّمَانُ (مجلة الاحكام ص146 ج1)

Mufti Mohammed Desai

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