Damages cannot always be calculated simply from today’s market price. The date of possession, the time of harm, earlier fluctuations in value, and whether the loss resulted from an actor’s destruction rather than accidental loss can alter the accounting.
*Fath al-Qadir* discusses subtleties involving the value when the pledge was taken and the value when destruction occurred. Introductory numbers teach the core rule; they are not a universal formula for every contested valuation.
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Valuation dates and qualifications
Kitab al-Rahn: Manumission, Destruction and Liability for Injury
Damages cannot always be calculated simply from today’s market price. The date of possession, the time of harm, earlier fluctuations in value, and whether the loss resulted from an actor’s destruction rather than accidental loss can alter the accounting.
*Fath al-Qadir* discusses subtleties involving the value when the pledge was taken and the value when destruction occurred. Introductory numbers teach the core rule; they are not a universal formula for every contested valuation.