Is the captor liable for the clothing of a confined free person?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Usurpation

Book 22 · Issue 3 · Bab 1

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If a free person is confined while wearing clothes, the captor is not liable for the clothes because they are considered ancillary to the person, regarding whom the hand in usurpation is not established. This applies regardless of whether the free person is an adult or a minor.