We have shops in the lands of the disbelievers. Is it permissible for us to rent them to them, when they may sell something forbidden in them?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: We are in the lands of the disbelievers and we have shops there. Is it permissible for us to rent them to those who sell food, when it is most likely in our opinion that they will sell forbidden food?
Answer:
If you know, or it is most likely in your opinion, that they will sell forbidden food in them, then it is not permissible for you to rent them to them, because you know this. This is a forbidden rental. Renting for a forbidden use is not permissible. The rent is forbidden; it is a forbidden use.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: We are in the lands of the disbelievers and we have shops there. Is it permissible for us to rent them to those who sell food, when it is most likely in our opinion that they will sell forbidden food?
Answer:
If you know, or it is most likely in your opinion, that they will sell forbidden food in them, then it is not permissible for you to rent them to them, because you know this. This is a forbidden rental. Renting for a forbidden use is not permissible. The rent is forbidden; it is a forbidden use.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1916 -3022] لدينا محلات في بلاد الكفار، فهل يجوز لنا أن نؤجرها عليهم وقد يباع فيها شيء محرم؟ — youtube.com
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