Lending out expensive, easily damaged devices
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! There are electrical devices that are expensive and break down quickly. Is it obligatory to lend them out in this case?
Answer:
If they are damaged by use, no, do not lend them out. It is like food: someone comes and uses the food; the food is eaten, it is gone, and nothing is returned to you. So if these things are damaged by use, they are not to be lent out. Yes. But if they are not damaged, like a vessel, a pot, a car, or a rope, and these are not damaged by use. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh! There are electrical devices that are expensive and break down quickly. Is it obligatory to lend them out in this case?
Answer:
If they are damaged by use, no, do not lend them out. It is like food: someone comes and uses the food; the food is eaten, it is gone, and nothing is returned to you. So if these things are damaged by use, they are not to be lent out. Yes. But if they are not damaged, like a vessel, a pot, a car, or a rope, and these are not damaged by use. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب حد القذف — islamhouse.com (1:06:54)
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