Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce Chapter: Hiring an Animal and Using Beyond Limit َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنِ الْعَ٠ْرَكِيِّ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَخِيهِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ اسْتَأْجَرَ دَابَّةً فَأَعْطَاهَا غَيْرَهُ فَنَفَقَتْ ٠َا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ شَرَطَ أَنْ لا يَرْكَبَهَا غَيْرُهُ فَهُوَ ضَا٠ِنٌ لَهَا وَإِنْ لَ٠ِّ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ شَيْ‏ءٌ.

He (the Imam) said, ‘If he had stipulated that no one else except him ride it, then he is responsible; if such thing is not mentioned then he is not responsible.’” صحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (9/393))