Abdulkhaleq Qasemi
This study aims to explore the
compensability of damages arising from the loss of benefit in Hanafi
jurisprudence and Afghan law. This is because damages inflicted on the victim
may include losses resulting from the loss of benefit, and the party causing
the harm is obligated to compensate for it. However, Hanafi jurists do not
consider the damages arising from the loss of benefit to be compensable, nor do
they hold the party causing the harm accountable for it. Therefore, the
question arises as to what the bases, reasons, and evidence for this view in
Hanafi jurisprudence are and why damages from the loss of benefit are not
compensable. Does Afghan law, which is largely based on Hanafi jurisprudence,
follow the Hanafi view in this regard? The findings of this study indicate that
the non-compensability of damages from the loss of benefit in Hanafi
jurisprudence stems from the nature of benefit, the definition of property, and
the lack of value of benefits according to Hanafi scholars. Furthermore, Afghan
law does not follow the Hanafi position on this matter and considers damages from
the loss of benefit to be compensable in all cases, whether the damage arises
from the breach of a contract or an unlawful act.
Keywords: Loss of Benefit, Compensation, Hanafi Jurisprudence, Afghan Law