Amaanat

Definition:
When a person hands you over something and you accept, explicitly or implicitly,
to take care of his property; Then you are in a state of having someones amaanat
with you.

Explicitly:
Ahmad gave Zaid some money; and Zaid says something like;
No problem, Ill take care of your money.

Implicitly:
Ahmad gave Zaid some money; and Zaid doesnt explicitly say that Ill take care of
your money, but by his gesture it looks like that he has accepted to take care of his
money. E.g A nod or something similar etc.

Hukam related to Amaanat:

If the keeper of amaanat doesnt take full care of the property, then he is liable to
return the amaanat back.

Important note 1:
If someone gives you his property to take care of (i.e amaanat), then you can only
give that amaanat to:
A

1) someone from your first family member e.g Father, brother, sister, wife etc.

2) Someone you can give your amaanat to.

Important note 2:
If you, A or B showed negligence in taking care of amaanat, then you are liable to
return the amaanat upon its loss;

And if the loss was without negligence, then you are not liable to return the
amaanat, but if you do return it; then its your goodwill.

Negligence

Intentional negligence

Unintentional negligence

Examples
Cases:
Zaid gave Ahmad 1000rs as amaanat. Ahmad kept those 1000rs in his
pocket/wallet. Unknowingly the money sneaked out of the pocket.
Zaid gave Ahmad his cell-phone in office as amaanat. Ahmad forgot it in office, and
upon return in office next day, came to know that the phone has been stolen.

Hukam:
Since these are unintentional negligences, so Ahmad is not liable to return the
amaanat.

Cases:
Zaid gave Ahmad his motorbike as amaanat. Ahmad parked the bike outside his
house without locking it properly; then comes to know that the bike is stolen.
Zaid gave Ahmad his laptop/mobile phone etc as amaanat. Ahmad kept it at some
public area; and comes to know that it has been stolen.
Zaid gave Ahmad 50,000rs and Ahmad kept them in his pocket for a longer period
and the robbers robbed him, though he could have kept it in a safer place.

Hukam:
In all the above cases Ahmad is liable to return the respective amaanat to Zaid.

Mingling/Mixing of Amaanat

Consumable

Non-

consumable
(e.g eggs)
(e.g Cell-phone)

With permission

Without permission

Interminglable
Non-interminglabe
e.g pen
e.g Bike

Examples

Case:
If eggs/badaam/fruit or any other consumable item of amaanat is used with
permission.

Hukam

Case:
If eggs/badaam/fruit or any other consumable item of amaanat is used without
permission.

Hukam

Case:
If a non-consumable/inter-minglable item e.g pen etc is used with permission.

Hukam

Case:
If a non-consumable/inter-minglable item e.g pen etc is used without permission.

Hukam

Case:
If a non-consumable/inter-minglable item e.g pen etc is used with permission.

Hukam

Case:
If a non-consumable/inter-minglable item e.g pen etc is used without permission.

Hukam