A man who collides with another man

Abu Awn said that a man struck someone with a chair and pushed him, and that man died. At this Shurayh said: The one who pushed is liable to the other man.

Ibrahim said that two horsemen collided and one of them died, so Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) held the living one liable for the dead one.

Isma'il bin Salim said that Imam al-Sha'bi was asked about two boats that collided, and one of them sank. He answered: There is no liability upon those of the other boat. But any man who moors a boat on the route of the Muslims, and it then causes harm, will be liable.

Al-Hakam said that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said, concerning two horsemen who collided: The living one will be liable for the blood money of the dead one.

Qatadah said that a man was riding a donkey when a person riding a camel came towards him in an alley. The donkey took fright and threw the man down, and he was injured as a result, but Ka'b bin Sur did not hold the camel rider liable for anything.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said that Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) decided that two people who fight each other are liable for the harm they do to one another.