The ruling on taking a fee for a place in the Haram
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The questioner:
He says: What is the ruling on taking a fee for a place, Honorable Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
Any place.
The questioner:
If it is in the Haram, for example.
The Shaykh:
The Haram is not owned by anyone; the Haram belongs to whoever arrives first. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Mina belongs to whoever arrives first. And Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Hajj 22:25]. Therefore, it is not permissible for a person to take more than what he needs from the land of the Haram. Yes.
He says: What is the ruling on taking a fee for a place, Honorable Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
Any place.
The questioner:
If it is in the Haram, for example.
The Shaykh:
The Haram is not owned by anyone; the Haram belongs to whoever arrives first. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Mina belongs to whoever arrives first. And Allah the Exalted said:
and [from] al-Masjid al-Haram, which We made for the people - equal are the resident therein and one from outside; and [also] whoever intends [a deed] therein of deviation [in religion] or wrongdoing - We will make him taste of a painful punishment.
وَالْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ الَّذِي جَعَلْنَاهُ لِلنَّاسِ سَوَاءً الْعَاكِفُ فِيهِ وَالْبَادِ وَمَن يُرِدْ فِيهِ بِإِلْحَادٍ بِظُلْمٍ نُّذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/062 — archive.org (18:21)
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