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Chapter on Juʿālah3
Juʿālah is the assignment of a specified sum of money to whoever performs4 a lawful5 task for the offeror, even when the task itself is left indeterminate, as in his saying: “Whoever returns my lost cat,” or “builds this wall for me,” or “gives the call to prayer in this mosque for a month—he shall have such-and-such.”
Whoever undertakes the work after the reward has been announced is entitled to the whole amount; if the announcement reaches him while he is already engaged in the task, he is entitled to a share proportionate to what remains to be done, and once the work is completed he is entitled to nothing.
Should the promisor revoke the offer before the work is finished, he must pay the customary wage; and if he revokes
(3) The letter jim in this word may be vocalized in all three ways; see Nayl al-Maarib, vol. 1, p. 465.
(4) Manuscript N inserts the word “lahu.”
(5) The contract is invalid if it concerns an unlawful activity, such as singing or playing musical instruments, just as it would be for a lease; Hashiyat al-Lubdi, p. 233.
باب الجعالة٣
وهي جعل مال معلوم لمن يعمل٤ له عملا مباحاً٥ ولو مجهولاً كقوله: من رد لقطتي أو بنى لي هذا الحائط أو أذن بهذا المسجد شهرا فله كذا.
فمن فعل العمل بعد أن بلغه الجعل استحقه كله وإن بلغه في أثناء العمل استحق حصة تمامه وبعد فراغ العمل لم يستحق شيئا.
وإن فسخ الجاعل قبل تمام العمل لزمه أجرة المثل وإن فسخ.
٣ بتثليث الجيم. نيل المآرب "١/٤٦٥".
٤ في "ن" زيادة: "له".
٥ فلا يصح على عمل محرم كغناء وزمر ونحوهما كالإجارة. حاشية اللبدي "ص: ٢٣٣".