It is narrated from Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) that Qadi Shurayh held that a fuller is liable, and he held liable a fuller whose house had burned down. The fuller said: You hold me liable when my house has burned down? Qadi Shurayh said: What do you think, if his house had burned down, would you have given up your wage to him? Ibn Uyaynah reported this.
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: It has been narrated, through a chain whose like the scholars of hadith do not accept as established, that Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) held the washerman and the dyer liable, and said: Nothing but this will set people right.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الإجارة / 11664