The Ruling on a Wage-Earner Guaranteeing Transported Goods
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Question:
This questioner says: Shaykh, I work in transporting goods from one country to another under a guarantee for a fee. The transport is priced, meaning that if the goods are damaged, stolen, or taken, I pay the owner the price. Is this transaction permissible in Islamic law?
Answer:
A wage-earner does not guarantee anything unless he is negligent. A wage-earner is a trustee of what he carries or what he is entrusted with, so he does not guarantee anything unless he is negligent. This is a condition that is outside the prescribed method. If you are negligent, yes, you guarantee it. But if you are not negligent, you do not have to guarantee it. Yes.
This questioner says: Shaykh, I work in transporting goods from one country to another under a guarantee for a fee. The transport is priced, meaning that if the goods are damaged, stolen, or taken, I pay the owner the price. Is this transaction permissible in Islamic law?
Answer:
A wage-earner does not guarantee anything unless he is negligent. A wage-earner is a trustee of what he carries or what he is entrusted with, so he does not guarantee anything unless he is negligent. This is a condition that is outside the prescribed method. If you are negligent, yes, you guarantee it. But if you are not negligent, you do not have to guarantee it. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/271 — archive.org (2:20)
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