Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said that if a person dies and leaves behind rain-fed and well-irrigated lands, then the rain-fed land will not be combined with the well-irrigated land for distribution; rather, they will be distributed separately (because the tithe for rain-fed land is one-tenth of the produce, and for well-irrigated land it is one-twentieth of the produce). However, if all the heirs agree to combine and distribute them together, then they may be combined and distributed. As for rain-fed land and land irrigated by a pond or canal, they may be combined and distributed (because their flow is the same, i.e., the tithe for both types of land is one-tenth of the produce). Similarly, if there are goods of the same kind in one place and they resemble each other, then the value of each item will be assessed and distributed together. The same ruling applies to houses and homes.

It is narrated from Haram bin Sa'd Muhayyisah that the camel of Sayyiduna Bara' bin 'Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) entered a garden and caused damage, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that "the protection of the garden during the day is the responsibility of the owner of the garden, but if at night an animal enters the garden and causes damage, then the liability will be upon the owner of the animal."

It is narrated from Yahya bin Abdur Rahman bin Hatib that some slaves stole and slaughtered a man's camel. When this case was brought before Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), he (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Kathir bin Salt: "Cut off the hands of these slaves." Then he said to Hatib: "I think you must be keeping these slaves hungry." Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Hatib: "By Allah! I will make you pay such compensation that will be very burdensome for you." He (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the owner of the camel: "How much is your camel worth?" He replied: "I have never sold it for four hundred dirhams." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Then pay him eight hundred dirhams for it."

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: In our view, this narration will not be acted upon regarding taking double the price, but the practice of the people has been that the price of the animal on the day it was grazed will be given.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said that whoever causes harm to someone’s animal, he must pay compensation equal to the amount by which its value has decreased due to the harm.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said that if a camel attacks a person and that person, fearing for his life, kills or injures the camel, then if he has witnesses to the fact that the camel attacked him, there will be no compensation upon him; otherwise, he will have to pay compensation.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said that if someone gives his cloth to a dyer to dye, and the dyer dyes it, and now the owner of the cloth says: "I did not tell you to dye it this color," and the dyer says: "You told me to dye it this color," then the statement of the dyer will be accepted with an oath. The same ruling applies to a tailor, and to a goldsmith when they take an oath. However, if they claim something that is completely against custom and usage, then their statement will not be accepted; rather, an oath will be taken from the owner of the cloth, and if he does not take the oath, then the oath will be taken from the craftsman.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said that if a person gives his cloth to a dyer for dyeing, and the dyer gives that cloth to another person to wear, then the dyer will be liable for its compensation if the wearer does not know that the cloth belongs to someone else. But if he knows, then the compensation will be upon him.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said that if a person transfers a debt he owes to one of his own debtors with the consent of the creditor, and then that debtor becomes insolvent or dies without property, the creditor cannot demand the debt from the original debtor again. There is no disagreement about this in our view. However, if a person becomes a guarantor for the debt owed by another, and then the guarantor dies without property or becomes insolvent, the creditor can demand the debt from the debtor.