To whom does the firewood from a rented premises belong
Question
Question: By government order, the tenants of shops had to have the wooden boards of the shops cut down; the firewood from them is the property of the owners. The owner of my humble self’s shop lives in Lucknow, and his agent, who collects the rent and so on, lives here. There is no demand for the firewood from the owner; if it is given to the agent, it will probably be of use to him. However, if, to clear ourselves, the matter is dealt with through the agent himself, there are three options: (1)
Answer
If the agent has authority from the actual owner for all three things, then all three options are correct.
Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya
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