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What is the ruling on taking high fees for seclusion in shops?

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The questioner: The same topic. Please. Continue with the same topic. Ah, for example, the vacancy fee in many shops in the current time. That the owner of the shop is the one who imposes it on the tenant. And he imposes, ah, a very high vacancy fee, meaning three thousand, four thousand, five thousand. So, ah, what is the ruling of Islam on this apparent amount?

The Shaykh: I think the answer differs. I think I answered you regarding what is less than that.

The questioner: The image of the Merciful.

The Shaykh: The one who speaks, we do not respond to him, until when will we tell you? The one who speaks, we do not respond to him.

The questioner: It belongs to you.

The Shaykh: My brother, we told you the vacancy fee has two images. An image of an occupied place, a man comes and says, "Vacate it for me," what is its ruling? You, in Islam, what is its ruling?

The questioner: And he is not psychologically willing. Now, by Allah.

The Shaykh : My dear, what did you understand from me? Is this permissible or not permissible? You are about to enter, and it is possible that I am telling you that it may be a heart’s desire. What do we want in this matter now? It is possible, and it is not possible. The second image: the place is empty, the place is empty, and he asks for seclusion. This is eating the money of people wrongfully. The image I mentioned that you want to complete the question with is the second one, and it is greater and more heinous than it. So it is not permissible, it is clear. Yes.
Source نوادر بوابة تراث الإمام الألباني، الشريط 48 — al-albany.com (32:17)

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