Hazrat Hakam states that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whoever takes work from a slave, whether young or old, of any people, that person will be held responsible.

Hazrat Aamir Sha'bi narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whoever seeks help from a small free child or a slave, and that child is harmed, then that person will be held responsible. But whoever seeks help from an adult, he will not be held responsible.

Hazrat Hakam and Hazrat Hammad both state that Ibrahim said: When you seek help from the slave of any people, then you will be responsible for any harm that befalls him.

Hazrat Amr says that Hasan Basri, regarding a person who ordered a child to do some work and the child acted on his order without the permission of his family and because of this he died, said: The responsibility (guarantee) will be upon that person, and if the child had sought permission from his family, then there will be no responsibility upon that person. The same ruling applies in the case of a slave.

Hazrat Ismail bin Salim narrates that Hazrat Sha’bi said: When a man seats a minor child on his mount and then that child causes any damage, the responsibility for that damage will be upon the person who seated the child on the mount. And if the child was an adult and then caused any kind of damage, then the child himself will be liable. The same ruling applies regarding a slave.

Hazrat Ibn Jurayj states that Hazrat Ata said: If he employed him for wages without permission and he died, then in this case he will be liable.