The Method of Weighing Hides

Question

Question: A man bought hides at the rate of 60 rupees per maund (a unit of weight, ≈ 37 kg). The custom is that the ears, tail and flesh that remain on the hide are cleaned off and then it is weighed. But the seller began weighing without cleaning; the buyer even told him: “Have them cleaned and then weigh,” to which he replied: “No harm, we will weigh out two kilos per maund extra.

Answer

This loss is to be recovered from the one who sold and weighed, since it is he who caused the loss.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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