Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said that when a person buys a cloth and a defect is found in it, such as it being torn or any other defect that was present with the seller, proven by the testimony of witnesses or by the seller’s admission, and now the buyer has made use of the cloth, such as cutting or sewing it, which has reduced the value of the cloth, then if the defect becomes known to him, he may return the cloth to the seller, and the buyer will not be liable for the cutting.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said that if a person buys a cloth and finds a defect in it, such as it being torn or stolen, and the seller says: I was not aware of this defect, and the buyer has already cut, sewn, or dyed the cloth, then the buyer has the option: if he wishes, he may keep the cloth and take compensation from the seller equivalent to the defect, or if he wishes, he may return the cloth and pay the seller the amount by which the value of the cloth has decreased due to cutting, sewing, or dyeing. If the buyer has dyed it in such a way that its value has increased, even then the buyer will have the option: if he wishes, he may keep the cloth after receiving compensation for the defect from the seller, or he may make the seller a partner in that cloth. Now it will be seen what the value of the cloth is considering the defect; for example, if it is ten dirhams and due to the buyer's dyeing it becomes fifteen dirhams, then the seller will be a partner in two-thirds and the buyer in one-third of that cloth. When the cloth is sold, its price will be divided accordingly.