The shepherd who bears liability

Al-Hasan says that the shepherd will be liable, unless the animals die.

Amir was asked whether a shepherd will be liable if he is a hired worker. He said: No.

Al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) says that the shepherd will be liable.

Amir says that there is no liability upon the shepherd.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib says that the shepherd will not be liable.

The same is reported from al-Zuhri.

Al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I never saw Shurayh but that he held the hired worker liable, except in the case of one man who hired another to feed grass to his two mules, and then one of them ran away; so he did not hold him liable.

Ibrahim says that if the shepherd works for several people then he will be liable, and if he is your shepherd alone then there is no liability upon him.

Al-Zuhri says that the shepherd will not be liable.