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

A man was travelling and reached a village, where another man insisted that he stay with him, so he spent the night at his house. He asked his host for a mount, but when he reached the inn, it died. What is the ruling?

He replied:

The scholars hold two views on this matter:

The first is that he is not liable if the animal died without negligence or wrongdoing on his part. This is the position of Abū Hanīfa, Mālik, and some followers of Imam Ahmad.

The second is that he is liable. This is the position of al-Shāfiʿī and Ahmad. And Allah knows best.

He was also asked:

Someone borrowed an item from a man, who lent it to him without any doubt that he was ʿUmar, being certain that he was that very person. When the lender asked for the item back, the person denied having borrowed it. The lender then swore, on pain of a threefold divorce, that this was indeed the borrower. It subsequently turned out that he had been mistaken, and the borrowed item was brought back. Does divorce take effect in these circumstances, or not?