What is the effect of immorality on an agent appointed by another agent who manages their own property?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Agency

Book 19 · Issue 7 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

If an agent appoints a sub-agent to manage the property of the original principal, the sub-agent is terminated due to their own immorality, because an agent is not permitted to appoint an immoral sub-agent. The sub-agent is not terminated due to the immorality of their immediate principal, because that principal is merely an agent for the ultimate owner of the property, and their immorality does not negate the terms of the agency.