The Meaning of Ju‘ālah
Issue No.1928- Ju‘ālah means that a person promises that if a particular work is completed for him, he will give him a specified amount for it. For example, he declares that if anyone recovers his lost property, he will give him £100.00. One who makes such a declaration is called the rewarder (jā‘il), and the person who carries out that work is called the executor (‘āmil). The difference between Ju‘ālah and hiring is that in the case of “hiring” the hired person is bound to do the job after agreement, and the hirer becomes indebted to the hired person for his wages, whereas in the case of Ju‘ālah, the person who agrees to do the job is at liberty to abandon it if he wishes so, and unless he completes the job assigned, the person who declared the reward or payment does not become indebted to him.
