The Ruling on a Lease Ending in Ownership
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Question:
This last one asks, Shaykh, about the ruling on a lease that ends with a promise of ownership, and may Allah reward you with good?
Answer:
This is not permissible, combining two contracts in one: a lease contract and a sale contract. This is not permissible, and a ruling has been issued by the Committee of Senior Scholars forbidding it; because it combines two contracts that differ in their rulings. Also, it is a sale of something unknown; it is not known what the outcome of the item will be. Perhaps the item will end up in a state where it is worth nothing, or worth very little. So this is a sale of something unknown, and a sale contingent on the future, and a sale must be definite. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This last one asks, Shaykh, about the ruling on a lease that ends with a promise of ownership, and may Allah reward you with good?
Answer:
This is not permissible, combining two contracts in one: a lease contract and a sale contract. This is not permissible, and a ruling has been issued by the Committee of Senior Scholars forbidding it; because it combines two contracts that differ in their rulings. Also, it is a sale of something unknown; it is not known what the outcome of the item will be. Perhaps the item will end up in a state where it is worth nothing, or worth very little. So this is a sale of something unknown, and a sale contingent on the future, and a sale must be definite. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/267 — archive.org (14:38)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.