We'll deal with the last case of mu'ad that we mentioned: a person, an individual human being who does damage. A person is always mu'ad. He always has to pay full damages for any damage that he causes, whether he damages by mistake or on purpose, whether he damages while he's awake or while he's sleeping. A person is responsible for everything he does. If he has the ability to avoid a situation, if he thought it through and prepared properly, he should have done that. He should have realized that. He should have taken care of every obstacle that he has in terms of possible damage before he went to sleep. So if he broke something while he was sleeping, he has to pay. For example, if he blinded his friend or he broke vessels and he did these by accident, he still has to pay. He has to pay for the full damages. We'll get into more detail about what he has to pay for damaging his friend or for property throughout the masechet (tractate) as we develop these ideas.
Torah Lecture
Mishnah Baba Kama 2:6
Lectured by Rabbi Joseph Dana
- Lecture code
- RJD-MBK-2-6
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