Hiring, Renting, and Lease: Ruling on Shop Owner’s Liability for Stolen Items Left for Repair
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Hiring, Renting, and Lease: Ruling on Shop Owner’s Liability for Stolen Items Left for Repair
English:
Question #1652:
A person left his watch in a shop for repair. The shop was broken into and the watch was stolen. Is the shop owner responsible for compensating the owner of the watch?
Answer #1652:
Unless it is proved that the shop owner was at fault, he cannot be held responsible to pay compensation.
-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Hiring, Renting, and Lease