What is the ruling on renting out a shop along with its merchandise to a worker?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: There are people who rent out shops to workers for a monthly fee. Then the merchandise is inventoried and the worker is responsible for it during the rental period. When the rental period ends, he returns it as he received it. Is this practice permissible?
Answer:
No, renting out the shop is fine, but the merchandise is not rented out. He sells it to him; he sells the merchandise, rents the shop to him, and sells him the merchandise. As for renting out the merchandise and the shop, that is not permissible.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: There are people who rent out shops to workers for a monthly fee. Then the merchandise is inventoried and the worker is responsible for it during the rental period. When the rental period ends, he returns it as he received it. Is this practice permissible?
Answer:
No, renting out the shop is fine, but the merchandise is not rented out. He sells it to him; he sells the merchandise, rents the shop to him, and sells him the merchandise. As for renting out the merchandise and the shop, that is not permissible.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [708 -939] ما حكم تأجير المحل مع بضاعته على العامل؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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