Is an arrangement valid where the employer promises one dinar if the excavator extracts the gold?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Reviving Dead Land

Book 26 · Issue 3 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

The agreement is valid if the employer states, 'If you extract it, you will have one dinar,' because this constitutes a commitment to a reward (Ja'alah). Ja'alah is valid even for unknown work, provided the compensation (reward) is known.