قَالَ مَالِكٌ : وَلَا يَصْلُحُ التَّسْلِيفُ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ هَذَا، يُسَلَّفُ فِيهِ بِعَيْنِهِ، إِلَّا أَنْ يَقْبِضَ الْمُسَلِّفُ مَا سَلَّفَ فِيهِ عِنْدَ دَفْعِهِ الذَّهَبَ إِلَى صَاحِبِهِ، يَقْبِضُ الْعَبْدَ أَوِ الرَّاحِلَةَ أَوِ الْمَسْكَنَ أَوْ يَبْدَأُ فِيمَا اشْتَرَى مِنَ الرُّطَبِ. فَيَأْخُذُ مِنْهُ عِنْدَ دَفْعِهِ الذَّهَبَ إِلَى صَاحِبِهِ، لَا يَصْلُحُ أَنْ يَكُونَ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ ذَلِكَ تَأْخِيرٌ وَلَا أَجَلٌ. ¤
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said that its example is like a person who gives his camel or slave—who may be a tailor, carpenter, or engaged in some other work—on hire, or rents out a house, and takes the rent payment in advance. After this, if the camel or slave dies, or the house collapses, then the owner of the camel, slave, or house will calculate and return the portion of the wage that remains due. Suppose the lessee has received half of his right, then he will get half of the wage back.