Issue No. 2013- An insane person or minor cannot lend his own property. If, however, the legal guardian of a person considers it expedient to give his property on loan there is no harm in it.
Issue No. 2014- If a person has borrowed something, and it is lost or damaged, he will not be responsible, except for when he has failed to look after it. Similarly, in case, the lender stipulates that the borrower would be responsible for loss or damage, or if the item borrowed is gold or silver or ornaments made of gold or silver and it is lost or damaged, the borrower should compensate for it.
Issue No. 2015- If the lender dies, the borrower should give the borrowed object to his heirs, and if he becomes insane, it should be given to his legal guardian.
Issue No. 2016- The lender can take back the thing he has lent as and when he likes, and the borrower can also give it back at any time he wishes.
Issue No. 2018- It is in order to lend a sheep for its milk and wool, and it is also permissible to lend other animals for their lawful benefits.
Issue No. 2021- If it transpires later that the item borrowed is usurped, he should return it to its rightful owner, and if he does not know its owner, he should follow the rules for the properties whose owner is unknown. In any case, he is not allowed to give it to the lender.
Issue No. 2022- If a person borrows something about which he knows that it has been usurped, and it is lost or damaged while in his possession, the rightful owner can demand compensation for that property, and if he does not have access to him, he should demand compensation from the person who usurped it. The borrower should also pay for the benefits which he has derived from it. In case the borrower did not know that the property was usurped, and if the rightful owner receives from the borrower compensation for damage or lost property or for the benefits derived from it, the borrower can demand what he has paid to the rightful owner from the lender who had usurped the property, provided that the lender had not stipulated that if the property was lost or damaged, the borrower would be responsible, and that the borrowed item should not have been made of gold or silver.
Issue No. 2023- Marriage is one of the recommended acts, however, if one fears that he might fall into haram by not getting married, then marriage will become obligatory upon him.
Issue No. 2024- The relation between a man and a woman becomes lawful (halal) by contracting marriage. There are two kinds of marriage:(i) Permanent marriage. In a permanent marriage, the period of matrimony is not fixed and it is forever. The woman with whom such a marriage is concluded is called “dā’imah” (permanent wife).(ii) Temporary marriage, which is a fixed-time marriage. In a fixed time marriage, the period of matrimony is fixed; the duration can be short or long. This sort of fixed time marriage is called Mut‘ah.
Issue No. 2025- The formula of marriage must be pronounced, be the marriage permanent or temporary; mere tacit approval and consent is not sufficient. The formula of the marriage contract is pronounced either by the man and the woman themselves, or by a person who is appointed by them as their representatives to recite it on their behalf.
Issue No. 2026- There is no problem in a man representing a woman or a woman representing a man to pronounce the marriage formula.
Issue No. 2027- As long as the woman and the man are not certain that their representative has pronounced the formula, they will not become halal to each other. However, if the representative is a trustworthy person and says that he has recited the formula, it will be sufficient.
