What is the ruling when there is a dispute between the owner of clothes and another person over a slave wearing those clothes?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Claims and Evidences

Book 65 · Issue 7 · Bab 1

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Both parties are considered equal. This is because the benefit derived from the clothes returns to the slave wearing them, and not directly to the owner of the clothes.