He—may Allah have mercy on him—was asked:

A man acknowledged owing money to some orphans and provided a written acknowledgment. When one of the orphans demanded payment, he denied the claim before the judge and swore that he owed him nothing. Later, he asked the orphan to release him from the debt while he was ill. Is such a release valid while he is ill?

He replied:

This release is not valid in reality so long as the defendant continues to deny the rightful claim.

He was asked:

A man entrusted an orphan’s money to an investment manager to purchase fruit under a profit-sharing arrangement, with another man acting as a trusted overseer. The orphan was to receive half the profits, and each of the two men a quarter. The capital was lost, and the investment manager had undertaken the work alone because the other man was unable to participate. The partnership had been established after the fruit had been pollinated. Some issued a ruling that it was invalid and that the investment manager and the orphan’s guardian were liable for the orphan’s money that had been spent. What is the ruling?

He replied:

There is disagreement over the validity of this partnership, but the stronger view is that it is valid. Whether it was valid or invalid, if the orphan’s guardian was negligent in what