What is the requirement for the consideration (reward) in a contract of *Ja'alah* (a guarantee/fee contract)?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Lost-and-Found Property

Book 29 · Issue 1 · Bab 1

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The contract of *Ja'alah* is equivalent to *Ijarah* (lease/wage contract) in requiring knowledge of the consideration. Whatever can legitimately be consideration in *Ijarah* may be consideration in *Ja'alah*, and whatever cannot, cannot.