Belongings Lost Through Carelessness

Question

The first party’s belongings are lying in a certain place. The second party comes and asks him, “Where are your belongings? I will come there too and put my belongings down.” The first party showed the second, and the second party put his belongings there as well and showed his belongings to the first party. Then he asked his leave: “I am going to eat; along with your own belongings, look after mine too, and do not go off leaving them anywhere.” The first party gave leave: “Go, we will watch the belongings.

Answer

Since the first party, despite having promised and taken on the responsibility, did not guard them as he guarded his own belongings, and the belongings were lost, liability (daman) is binding.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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