What is the authenticity of the statement that it is disliked or forbidden to lease houses in Makkah?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: What is the authenticity of the statement that it is disliked or forbidden to lease houses in Makkah?
Answer:
This is a matter of scholarly disagreement.[Al-Hajj 22:25] Does this include the houses of Makkah, or is it specific to the mosque in which prayer is performed? This is a disagreement among the scholars.
The correct view is that there is nothing wrong with it. They used to buy and sell houses in Makkah from the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). When he was asked (peace and blessings be upon him), "Will you stay in your house tomorrow?" he said, "And has 'Aqil left us any gardens or houses?" 'Aqil ibn Abi Talib sold them, which indicates the permissibility of selling houses in Makkah. If this were not permissible, Makkah would have become a refuge for wild animals. If this were prevented, Makkah would have become a refuge for wild animals. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: What is the authenticity of the statement that it is disliked or forbidden to lease houses in Makkah?
Answer:
This is a matter of scholarly disagreement.
and [from] al-Masjid al-Haram, which We made for the people - equal are the resident therein and one from outside
وَالْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ الَّذِي جَعَلْنَاهُ لِلنَّاسِ سَوَاءً الْعَاكِفُ فِيهِ وَالْبَادِThe correct view is that there is nothing wrong with it. They used to buy and sell houses in Makkah from the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). When he was asked (peace and blessings be upon him), "Will you stay in your house tomorrow?" he said, "And has 'Aqil left us any gardens or houses?" 'Aqil ibn Abi Talib sold them, which indicates the permissibility of selling houses in Makkah. If this were not permissible, Makkah would have become a refuge for wild animals. If this were prevented, Makkah would have become a refuge for wild animals. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1929 -3022] ما صحة ما يذكر من أنه يكره أو يحرم إجارة بيوت مكة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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