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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Subleasing and whether it falls under the prohibition of selling on top of a sale

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited selling on top of a sale. Does subleasing fall under this prohibition, as he asked?

Answer:
Leasing is a sale. Leasing is a sale. It is a sale of benefit. Yes.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تابع فصل وإذا تدبرت الشريعة وجدتها قد أتت بسد الذرائع إلى المحرمات — islamhouse.com (49:02)

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