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642. Abū Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "The injuries caused by the animal are without liability,[1] and mines are without liability, and wells are without liability, and the Khumus is due on Rikāz."[2] (Ṣaḥīḥ)
(He said:) There are narrations on this topic from Anas bin Mālik, 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr, 'Ubādah bin Aṣ-Ṣāmiṭ, 'Amr bin 'Awf Al-Muzanī, and Jābir.
Abū 'Eisā said: This Hadīth is Hasan Ṣaḥīḥ.
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Footnotes
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[1] Meaning the owner of these is not liable for damages to others who suffer from them.
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[2] Buried treasure. Further details related to this Hadīth occur when it appears again; no. 1377.
Commentary
An animal goes out during the day, and it is only the day time when it is taken out, and if the master is not with the animal, he is perhaps busy controlling other animals. If the animal runs away and harms or injures someone or destroys some crops; and it did not involve carelessness and negligence on the part of the master, in this situation the master of the animal is not responsible for loss and injury. But if it was through the fault and negligence of the master that he let the animal go and ignored the matter, or became busy doing something else and did not care about the animals, in this case if the animal injures someone or destroys someone's crops, the master will then be held responsible for it.