The Book of Hiring
بَابُ اسْتِئْجَارِ الرَّجُلِ الصَّالِحِ:
(1) Chapter. To hire a pious man.
2بَابُ رَعْيِ الْغَنَمِ عَلَى قَرَارِيطَ:
(2) Chapter. To shepherd sheep for Qirat.
3بَابُ اسْتِئْجَارِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ عِنْدَ الضَّرُورَةِ أَوْ إِذَا لَمْ يُوجَدْ أَهْلُ الإِسْلاَمِ:
(3) Chapter. The employment of Mushrikun (by Muslims) if necessary, or if no Muslim is available for that purpose.
4بَابُ إِذَا اسْتَأْجَرَ أَجِيرًا لِيَعْمَلَ لَهُ بَعْدَ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ أَوْ بَعْدَ شَهْرٍ أَوْ بَعْدَ سَنَةٍ جَازَ، وَهُمَا عَلَى شَرْطِهِمَا الَّذِي اشْتَرَطَاهُ إِذَا جَاءَ الأَجَلُ:
(4) Chapter. It is legal if somebody hires someone to work for him after three days, or after one month or after a year. When that period elapses they should carry out their contract.
5بَابُ الأَجِيرِ فِي الْغَزْوِ:
(5) Chapter. Employing labourers for services in holy battles.
6بَابُ إِذَا اسْتَأْجَرَ أَجِيرًا عَلَى أَنْ يُقِيمَ حَائِطًا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَنْقَضَّ جَازَ:
(7) Chapter. It is permissible for one to employ someone to repair a wall which is about to collapse.
7بَابُ الإِجَارَةِ إِلَى نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ:
(8) Chapter. Employment up to midday.
8بَابُ الإِجَارَةِ إِلَى صَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ:
(9) Chapter. Employment up to the Asr.
9بَابُ إِثْمِ مَنْ مَنَعَ أَجْرَ الأَجِيرِ:
(10) Chapter. The sin of him who withholds the wages of employee.
10بَابُ الإِجَارَةِ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ:
(11) Chapter. Employment from Asr till night.
11بَابُ مَنِ اسْتَأْجَرَ أَجِيرًا فَتَرَكَ أَجْرَهُ، فَعَمِلَ فِيهِ الْمُسْتَأْجِرُ فَزَادَ، أَوْ مَنْ عَمِلَ فِي مَالِ غَيْرِهِ فَاسْتَفْضَلَ:
(12) Chapter. Whosover employed a labourer (and after comleting the work) the labourer left the wages and went away. The employer invested that money in some way and increased it thereby, or whoever invested somebody else’s money in business and increased it thereby.
12بَابُ مَنْ آجَرَ نَفْسَهُ لِيَحْمِلَ عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ. ثُمَّ تَصَدَّقَ بِهِ وَأُجْرَةِ الْحَمَّالِ:
(13) Chapter. One who employs himself to carry loads on his back and then gives in charity from his wages, and (what is said about) the wages of porters.
13بَابُ أَجْرِ السَّمْسَرَةِ:
(14) Chapter. Wages of a broker.
14بَابُ هَلْ يُؤَاجِرُ الرَّجُلُ نَفْسَهُ مِنْ مُشْرِكٍ فِي أَرْضِ الْحَرْبِ:
(15) Chapter. Is it permissible for a Muslim to work as an employee for Mushrikun in a land of infidelity?
15بَابُ مَا يُعْطَى فِي الرُّقْيَةِ عَلَى أَحْيَاءِ الْعَرَبِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ:
(16) Chapter. What is paid for Ruqya (i.e., Divine Speech recited as a means of curing diseases) with Surat Al-Fatiha, when practised over an Arab tribe.
16بَابُ ضَرِيبَةِ الْعَبْدِ، وَتَعَاهُدِ ضَرَائِبِ الإِمَاءِ:
(17) Chapter. The taxes imposed on the slaves by their masters; and the leniency in imposing taxes on female slaves.
17بَابُ خَرَاجِ الْحَجَّامِ:
(18) Chapter. The wages of one who has the profession of cupping.
18بَابُ مَنْ كَلَّمَ مَوَالِيَ الْعَبْدِ أَنْ يُخَفِّفُوا عَنْهُ مِنْ خَرَاجِهِ:
(19) Chapter. Whoever appealed to the masters of a slave to reduce his taxes.
19بَابُ كَسْبِ الْبَغِيِّ وَالإِمَاءِ:
(20) Chapter. The earnings of prostitutes and female-slaves.
20بَابُ عَسْبِ الْفَحْلِ:
(21) Chapter. (Charging for) the semen of a male animal, (i.e., copulation of animals).
21بَابُ إِذَا اسْتَأْجَرَ أَرْضًا فَمَاتَ أَحَدُهُمَا:
(22) Chapter. If somebody rents land and he or the owner of the land dies (will the contract be cancelled)?
