Liability for damage caused by obstacles set up by a slave after manumission.

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Blood-Money (Diyyāt)

Book 48 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

The same ruling applies regarding the placing of a stone or any other impediment that necessitates liability; if these actions were performed by a slave, and the damage triggering liability occurs after his manumission, the liability rests upon the freed slave.