Who is liable when a hired worker unknowingly digs on another's land?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Blood-Money (Diyyāt)

Book 48 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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If the hired worker is unaware that the land does not belong to the hirer, the liability for damages falls upon the hirer. This is because the hirer deceived the worker, causing the liability to attach to the hirer, just as the sin would attach to them.