Who owns tools when a carpenter and an apothecary disagree on ownership within the same shop?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Claims and Evidences

Book 65 · Issue 1 · Bab 1

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If a carpenter and an apothecary occupy the same shop and dispute ownership of items within it, the tools specific to each trade belong to the owner of that trade. The apothecary's tools belong to the apothecary, and the carpenter's tools belong to the carpenter.