What is the liability when livestock belonging to someone eats the grass of a community while its owner is present?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Usurpation

Book 22 · Issue 1 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

The owner is liable if the livestock eats the community's grass while the owner is present with the animal due to the principle of possession (yad). If the owner is not present, there is no liability for what the animal consumed.