Conditioning a counterparty in a house lease for the payment of a full year
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I rented a house, and the owner of the house stipulated that if I pay him the amount for a full year, he will reduce it by ten percent for me, but if I pay him only half, he will not reduce anything for me. Is the contract valid in this situation?
Answer:
No, this is a contract of unknown terms. If you do such and such, and if you do such and such, the contract is not intended for a specific form.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I rented a house, and the owner of the house stipulated that if I pay him the amount for a full year, he will reduce it by ten percent for me, but if I pay him only half, he will not reduce anything for me. Is the contract valid in this situation?
Answer:
No, this is a contract of unknown terms. If you do such and such, and if you do such and such, the contract is not intended for a specific form.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من : الوجه الثامن : أن النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - قال : إنما الأعمال بالنيات وإنما لكل امرىء ما نوى — islamhouse.com (59:23)
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