The Ruling on Leasing Land in Makkah
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: If Makkah is an endowment (waqf) from Allah for His servants and it is a place of worship, what is the ruling on leasing it?
Answer:
If selling is permissible, then leasing is permissible; and if selling is not permissible, then leasing is not permissible. This is a matter of scholarly disagreement.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: If Makkah is an endowment (waqf) from Allah for His servants and it is a place of worship, what is the ruling on leasing it?
Answer:
If selling is permissible, then leasing is permissible; and if selling is not permissible, then leasing is not permissible. This is a matter of scholarly disagreement.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2144] حكم تأجير الأراضي في مكة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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