What is the ruling on taking compensation for something damaged, and what is its classification among the divisions of the Shar’i (Islamic legal) ruling of تكليفي (Taklifi – obligating)?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
Receiving compensation for damaged property is permissible for its owner, and he has the right to waive it. This falls under the category of "Khitab al-Wad" (enabling law/declaratory law) and not "Khitab al-Taklif" (obligatory law/prescriptive law). Therefore, legal capacity (taklif) is not a condition for it, just as causing damage is made a cause for guarantee. For this reason, is obligatory on the wealth of a child and an insane person, and restitution is due for their actions, as well as the actions of a negligent person and an animal, subject to well-known conditions.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/91605
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 91605
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy