A woman boarded a ship with some trusts in her possession, but the ship sank and she died. Is she required to compensate for them?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: My wife and my daughter were on the Egyptian ferry that sank in the sea. She had some trusts belonging to her sister, and some belonging to her colleagues, to be delivered to them in Egypt. My wife drowned along with these trusts. Am I required to pay these trusts to their owners?
Answer:
You are not responsible for the trusts, because they were not entrusted to you. These trusts were not given to you, but to someone else, so you are not responsible for them. Also, the woman owes nothing, because she did not act negligently. If a trust is lost without negligence on the part of the trustee, she owes nothing.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: My wife and my daughter were on the Egyptian ferry that sank in the sea. She had some trusts belonging to her sister, and some belonging to her colleagues, to be delivered to them in Egypt. My wife drowned along with these trusts. Am I required to pay these trusts to their owners?
Answer:
You are not responsible for the trusts, because they were not entrusted to you. These trusts were not given to you, but to someone else, so you are not responsible for them. Also, the woman owes nothing, because she did not act negligently. If a trust is lost without negligence on the part of the trustee, she owes nothing.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [171 -2802] امرأة ركبت السفينة ومعها بعض الأمانات فغرقت السفينة وماتت، هل يجب عليها الضمان؟ — youtube.com
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