The condition of the laundry shops to guarantee half the value of the damaged garment
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The questioner:
The Shaykh (may Allah grant you success) said: Does anyone do what some of the laundry shop owners do, where they stipulate that they will only pay half the value of the garment if it is damaged?
The Shaykh:
What do they do?
The questioner:
Some of the laundry shop owners stipulate that if something is damaged, they will first pay half the value of the garment,
The Shaykh:
This is a mistake; this condition is not permissible. This condition is not permissible. One is only liable for what is damaged due to his negligence. As for making it obligatory to pay compensation for something he was not negligent about, that is not permissible.
The Shaykh (may Allah grant you success) said: Does anyone do what some of the laundry shop owners do, where they stipulate that they will only pay half the value of the garment if it is damaged?
The Shaykh:
What do they do?
The questioner:
Some of the laundry shop owners stipulate that if something is damaged, they will first pay half the value of the garment,
The Shaykh:
This is a mistake; this condition is not permissible. This condition is not permissible. One is only liable for what is damaged due to his negligence. As for making it obligatory to pay compensation for something he was not negligent about, that is not permissible.
Source
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