What the agent is entrusted with

After the conditions concerning the person of the agent, this part of the fiqh encyclopedia examines the cases in which the mandate passes to a person whose capacity to act is debated: the minor, the apostate, the disbeliever, the notorious sinner, the woman and the dhimmi. It then addresses the fourth pillar of the agency, the delegated object, together with its three conditions: being owned by the principal at the time of delegation, being known in some respect, and admitting representation. The chapter closes with the validity of delegation in hire (ijara), admitted by unanimous agreement of the four schools.

Parts of this section

• Delegating a minor and delegating an apostate
• A woman's delegation in resuming marriage, and a guardian's delegation in marriage