The Ruling on a Lease Contract Ending in Ownership

Question:
Abu Faris from Riyadh, please go ahead, Abu Faris. Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. And upon you peace. Peace be upon you. Salary. May I ask our Shaykh, may Allah grant him well-being, if Allah wills? Please go ahead. Is it permissible to take cars that end in ownership, or is it not? All right, thank you.

Answer:
A lease ending in ownership is not permissible because it combines two different contracts, and because the final outcome of the car is unknown; one does not know how it will end up or what its condition will be. Therefore, it is a contract for an unknown item. A decision was issued a long time ago by the Committee of Senior Scholars prohibiting a lease ending in ownership, and the decision exists prohibiting a lease ending in ownership. Yes.