Chapter on Liability for Those Who Take Payment for Repairing Something but Cause Damage Instead
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 2|Chapter 15
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 3, Book 2, Chapter 15
Chapter on Liability for Those Who Take Payment for Repairing Something but Cause Damage Instead
3 hadiths
رَوَى حَمَّادٌ عَنِ اَلْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي اَلرَّجُلِ يُعْطَى اَلثَّوْبَ لِيَصْبَغَهُ فَيُفْسِدُهُ فَقَالَ "كُلُّ عَامِلٍ أَعْطَيْتَهُ أَجْراً عَلَى أَنْ يُصْلِحَ فَأَفْسَدَ فَهُوَ ضَامِنٌ".
Hammad narrated from Al-Halabi, from Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, regarding a man who gives a garment to someone to dye it, but the dyer ruins it. Imam عليه السلام said: "Any worker whom you pay to repair or improve something but ends up damaging it is liable."
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وَ رَوَى عَلِيُّ بْنُ اَلْحَكَمِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ اَلصَّبَّاحِ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلْقَصَّارِ يُسَلَّمُ إِلَيْهِ اَلْمَتَاعُ فَيُحْرِقُهُ أَوْ يَخْرِقُهُ أَ يُغَرَّمُهُ قَالَ "نَعَمْ غُرِّمَهُ بِمَا جَنَتْ يَدُهُ فَإِنَّكَ إِنَّمَا أَعْطَيْتَهُ لِيُصْلِحَ وَ لَمْ تُعْطِهِ لِيُفْسِدَ".
Ali bin Al-Hakam narrated from Isma'il bin Al-Sabbah, who said: I asked Abu Abdillah عليه السلام about a launderer to whom a garment is given, but he burns or tears it. Should he be held liable? Imam عليه السلام said: "Yes, he is liable for the damage caused by his actions, for you gave it to him to repair or clean, not to ruin."
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وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "كَانَ أَبِي عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يُضَمِّنُ اَلْقَصَّارَ وَ اَلصَّوَّاغَ مَا أَفْسَدَا وَ كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ يَتَفَضَّلُ عَلَيْهِمْ".
Imam عليه السلام said: "My father عليه السلام used to hold the launderer and the goldsmith liable for any damage they caused. But, Imam Ali ibn Al-Hussain عليه السلام would show leniency toward them."
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