Do I need to compensate for goods that were stolen at my warehouse while I was safeguarding them for a friend?

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Do I need to compensate for goods that were stolen at my warehouse while I was safeguarding them for a friend?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 3 years ago

If you neglected your duty in safeguarding the goods and caused the loss of some goods, you will be then responsible to compensate for stolen goods, but if you did  your duty in safeguarding the warehouse, then robbery happened out of your control, then you are not responsible to compensate the stolen goods as far as there was no negligence from your side in safeguarding the warehouse.

Wassalam.