قَالَ مَالِكٌ : فِي الْخَلِيطَيْنِ إِذَا كَانَ الرَّاعِي وَاحِدًا ، وَالْفَحْلُ وَاحِدًا ، وَالْمُرَاحُ وَاحِدًا ، وَالدَّلْوُ وَاحِدًا : فَالرَّجُلَانِ خَلِيطَانِ. وَإِنْ عَرَفَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا مَالَهُ مِنْ مَالِ صَاحِبِهِ. قَالَ : وَالَّذِي لَا يَعْرِفُ مَالَهُ مِنْ مَالِ صَاحِبِهِ لَيْسَ بِخَلِيطٍ. إِنَّمَا هُوَ شَرِيكٌ. قَالَ مَالِكٌ : وَلَا تَجِبُ الصَّدَقَةُ عَلَى الْخَلِيطَيْنِ حَتَّى يَكُونَ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا مَا تَجِبُ فِيهِ الصَّدَقَةُ
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: If two men are partners in animals in such a way that there is one shepherd, one male animal, one place for the animals to stay, and one bucket for watering, then those two men will be called "khalitan" (mixed partners), if each of them recognizes his own property. And whoever cannot distinguish his property from the property of the other, they will be called "sharikan" (partners).