What is the ruling if the contract is initiated without specifying the duties of each party?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Sharecropping (Musāqāh)

Book 24 · Issue 6 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

If the contract is made absolutely without specifying what is incumbent upon each party, then each party is responsible for the duties previously detailed as belonging to them respectively. Stipulating these divisions afterward serves only as confirmation.