(37) باب فِيمَنِ اشْتَرَى عَبْدًا فَاسْتَعْمَلَهُ ثُمَّ وَجَدَ بِهِ عَيْبًا
Narrated Makhlad ibn Khufaf al-Ghifari:
I and some people were partners in a slave. I employed him on some work in the absence of one of the partners. He got earnings for me. He disputed me and the case of his claim to his share in the earnings to a judge, who ordered me to return the earnings (i.e. his share) to him. I then came to Urwah ibn az-Zubayr, and related the matter to him. Urwah then came to him and narrated to him a tradition from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the authority of Aisha: Profit follows responsibility.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3509
In-book reference: Book 24, Hadith 94
English translation: Book 23, Hadith 3502