A man who hires a riding animal and goes beyond the agreed limit

Abu Hamzah Imran bin Abi Ata said: I was present with Qadi Shurayh when two men brought a case to him: one man had hired a riding animal from the other up to a specific place, and he took it beyond that. Shurayh had compensation paid to the owner of the animal.

Al-Hasan bin Ubaydullah said: I asked Ibrahim: If a man hires a riding animal and takes it beyond the agreed place, what is the ruling? He said: He is liable, and no rent is due from him for the part in which he went against the agreement.

Al-Hakam said: If the riding animal remains safe, two rents will be combined upon him.

Muhammad bin Abdullah al-Thaqafi said: A man hired an animal up to a place called al-Mardamah, but he took it beyond the appointed place, and there it met with an accident and died. Qadi Shurayh judged this case by having him pay the rent up to the appointed place, and having him pay compensation for the animal because he went beyond it.

Ibrahim said: If a man hires a riding animal up to a specific place, the owner gets its rent. If he goes beyond that place and it dies, the owner gets the first rent, and the hirer must also pay compensation for it.

Qadi Shurayh said: If a hired animal is taken beyond the appointed place, both rent and compensation will be due.