Replacing a torn endowment book
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a man endowed a book in a library, yes. I read in it and some of its pages tore. Is it permissible for me to bring another one, better than the first, and take the first book?
Answer:
No. If you were the one who tore it, you are the one who transgressed in tearing your child’s book, so you are liable for it. You buy another book as a replacement, because you are the one who caused it to be torn or tore it. Or, if it can be repaired, you have it repaired. You go to the binders, or they fix the defects in it, and you pay the fee. The important thing is that you restore it to its original state. However, if it was affected by use without any transgression on your part, you owe nothing; you leave it as it is.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a man endowed a book in a library, yes. I read in it and some of its pages tore. Is it permissible for me to bring another one, better than the first, and take the first book?
Answer:
No. If you were the one who tore it, you are the one who transgressed in tearing your child’s book, so you are liable for it. You buy another book as a replacement, because you are the one who caused it to be torn or tore it. Or, if it can be repaired, you have it repaired. You go to the binders, or they fix the defects in it, and you pay the fee. The important thing is that you restore it to its original state. However, if it was affected by use without any transgression on your part, you owe nothing; you leave it as it is.
Source
شرح زاد المستقنع [61] — alfawzan.live (1:09:51)
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