Hadith on Responsibility: What to Do After an Accident

كُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ، وَكُلُّكُمْ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ، فَالْإِمَامُ رَاعٍ وَمَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ، وَالرَّجُلُ رَاعٍ فِي أَهْلِهِ وَهُوَ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ، وَالْمَرْأَةُ رَاعِيَةٌ فِي بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا وَمَسْئُولَةٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهَا، وَالْخَادِمُ رَاعٍ فِي مَالِ سَيِّدِهِ وَمَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ، فَكُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ وَمَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ

“All of you are shepherds, and each of you is responsible for his flock. The leader is a shepherd and responsible for his flock; a man is the shepherd of his household and is responsible for them; a woman is the shepherdess of her husband's house and is responsible for it; and the servant is the shepherd of his master's property and is responsible for it. So, all of you are shepherds and are responsible for your flocks.”

*Kullukum rā'in, wa kullukum mas'ūlun 'an ra'iyyatihi. Fa'l-imāmu rā'in wa mas'ūlun 'an ra'iyyatihi, wa'r-rajulu rā'in fī ahlihi wa huwa mas'ūlun 'an ra'iyyatihi, wa'l-mar'atu rā'iyatun fī bayti zawjihā wa mas'ūlatun 'an ra'iyyatihā, wa'l-khādimu rā'in fī māli sayyidihi wa mas'ūlun 'an ra'iyyatihi. Fakullukum rā'in wa mas'ūlun 'an ra'iyyatihi.*