What is the ruling on the value of a ship's fastening if it comes undone, causing the ship to be lost or sink?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Usurpation

Book 22 · Issue 1 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

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The value of the ship's fastening must be paid if its loosening causes the ship to be lost or sink, whether the action following the loosening is immediate or delayed. This ruling is based on an analogy with the ruling concerning a bird in a cage.