When does an agent earn the stipulated fee if the agency involves a deliverable item?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Agency

Book 19 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

If the agency involves a stipulated fee, the agent is entitled to the fee upon delivering the item or completing the task to the principal, provided the item can be delivered. This applies if the agent is commissioned to weave, bleach, or sew a garment; the reward is due once the item is delivered to the principal in its completed state.

Supporting text

If the work, such as sewing, is done within the principal's house, then every part completed counts as received, and the agent earns the fee immediately upon finishing the sewing.