Is there any blame on one who refuses to lend his car out of fear of a serious accident?

The questioner : Some people borrow a car from their brother when the need is urgent, but the car owner may fear, for example, that an accident will occur, in which case the liability would fall on the car owner?

The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with refusing. Cars nowadays are not lent except to a person in whom one has complete trust, in terms of his sanity and lack of recklessness, because some people, if the car is not theirs, are found to mess with it in a way that may compromise their dignity.