What is the ruling on buying a car through a lease-to-own system?
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Question:
What is the ruling on buying a car through a lease-to-own system?
Answer:
This is an invalid contract. A lease-to-own contract is invalid because it is neither a lease nor a sale; it is in a state of uncertainty between the two. A sale cannot be in a state of uncertainty; it must be definite. Also, one does not know what the car will end up being. It may be damaged, or defects may occur in it, and one does not know what it will be like until the ownership is transferred. What ownership? You do not know.
What is the ruling on buying a car through a lease-to-own system?
Answer:
This is an invalid contract. A lease-to-own contract is invalid because it is neither a lease nor a sale; it is in a state of uncertainty between the two. A sale cannot be in a state of uncertainty; it must be definite. Also, one does not know what the car will end up being. It may be damaged, or defects may occur in it, and one does not know what it will be like until the ownership is transferred. What ownership? You do not know.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم شراء سيارة بنظام الإيجار المنتهي بالتمليك؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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