LessonsLegal Cause, Effective Cause and ConditionQuiz

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A person points out another's property, which a different person then steals. In the stated classical example, the mere informant is not held liable for the stolen property on this ground.

The thief directly takes the property; the informant facilitates access but does not perform the taking. Related classical cases concern pointing out a victim or a caravan before later wrongdoing by another actor.

This does not establish that aiding wrongdoing is harmless under every moral or modern legal standard. It concerns the attribution of a particular type of classical property liability.

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Pointing out property before someone else steals it

Legal Cause, Effective Cause and Condition

ولو دل إنساناً على مال الغير فسرقه
A person points out another's property, which a different person then steals. In the stated classical example, the mere informant is not held liable for the stolen property on this ground.

The thief directly takes the property; the informant facilitates access but does not perform the taking. Related classical cases concern pointing out a victim or a caravan before later wrongdoing by another actor.

This does not establish that aiding wrongdoing is harmless under every moral or modern legal standard. It concerns the attribution of a particular type of classical property liability.