The fuller, the dyer and others

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) held a carpenter liable.

Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) held artisans who set themselves up to serve the people in their trades liable for things destroyed in their hands.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) held the fuller and the goldsmith liable and said: This is what is best for the people.

Qadi Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him) held the fuller liable and said: In case of damage, let him give the same garment or a garment like it.

Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) and Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him) held the fuller liable for the like of the garment as of the day he took it.

Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) and Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If a fuller tears a garment, he is liable for its value, and he takes the garment for himself.

Al-Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If a fuller spoils something, he is liable; but if the item drowns or burns, or an enemy destroys it, he is not liable.

Al-A'mash (may Allah have mercy on him) said: My neighbour Thabit, who was a fuller, told me to ask Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) about a man who gave his slave some clothes, and they were lost: what is the ruling? I asked Ibrahim, and he said: Did he not know that he was his slave? I said: Yes. He said: He is liable.

Mughirah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I asked Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) about a weaver who walked among yarn carrying a flame of fire, and a spark fell and burned the yarn: what is the ruling? He said: He is liable.

Al-Hakam (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The dyer, the fuller and every shared hired worker are liable.

Amir (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The fuller is liable only for what his hands have done (the damage that came about because of him).