Lending (Ariyah) refers to one’s giving their property to someone else to use it and return it later for no consideration; for instance, to lend one’s bicycle to someone to go home and come back with it.

Issue 1128: A lender may take back their property whenever they wish to, and the borrower may return the lender’s property whenever they wish to.

Issue 1129: If the property which one has borrowed is destroyed or damaged, the borrower will not be responsible if they have not neglected it or if they have not used it extravagantly.

Issue 1130: If they have agreed that the borrower would be responsible for any damage to the property, the borrower must compensate for damages.

Issue 1131: One is not allowed to lend or rent out the property which they have borrowed themselves.