Dissolving a lease-to-own contract in the presence of harm
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I bought a car through a lease-to-own contract, and I now want to dissolve the contract because I know it is forbidden. However, if I dissolve it, I will suffer great harm that I cannot bear. What is obligatory for me according to the Shari'ah?
Answer:
This is not permissible for you. This is a contract that is not permissible. You have a void contract, so it is not permissible for you to have it. Therefore, you must exit from it by any means. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I bought a car through a lease-to-own contract, and I now want to dissolve the contract because I know it is forbidden. However, if I dissolve it, I will suffer great harm that I cannot bear. What is obligatory for me according to the Shari'ah?
Answer:
This is not permissible for you. This is a contract that is not permissible. You have a void contract, so it is not permissible for you to have it. Therefore, you must exit from it by any means. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وإذا تدبرت الشريعة وجدتها قد أتت بسد الذرائع إلى المحرمات — islamhouse.com (1:04:20)
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