or land for cultivation whose water supply⦗1⦘ is subsequently cut off, or the land is flooded, the lease is dissolved for the remainder of the term. If the lessee discovers the property to be defective, or a defect appears later, he may annul the contract but must pay rent for the period that has already elapsed.

An exclusive employee (ajir khaṣṣ) is not liable for accidental damage caused by his own hand; the same applies to a cupper, a physician, or a veterinarian whose competence is recognised and whose hands have done no wrong, and to a shepherd who has not been negligent. A non-exclusive worker (ajir mushtarak), however, is liable for whatever is lost through his own act. He is not liable for what perishes while in the owner’s safekeeping or for loss unconnected to his act, and he is entitled to no wage in such cases.

The fee becomes binding once the contract is concluded—unless payment has been deferred—and it is earned only when the work owed is delivered.

Whoever takes possession of property under an invalid lease and the term then expires must pay the customary market rent.