The ruling on renting a shop to one who sells tobacco
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The questioner:
And between the devil and the house, a disbeliever in the dwellings upon the owner of the broadcast, a messenger comes with its price after seven, so do you find from that that the intoxicant is more than this lecture?
The Shaykh:
So if you know that he sells tobacco, do not rent it to him. Because this is the sale of a forbidden substance, utilizing the shop for sin. And if you know this, this work is not permissible for you. And if you did not know at the time of the contract and he did it afterwards, you may evict him, because he contradicted the implication of the contract, because renting is not permissible except to one who utilizes it in permissible matters. As for one who utilizes it in matters of sin, this is not permissible.
The questioner:
Say.
The Shaykh:
But some people do this in order to attract customers. He says, if he did not sell tobacco, the customers would not come. The devil or the devils of mankind come to him and say to him, falsely, that he must commit a sin in order to obtain the sale and purchase. This is not permissible. One does not seek the provision of Allah in His disobedience. This is not permissible. So it is not permissible for him to accept this deceptive advice. No.
And between the devil and the house, a disbeliever in the dwellings upon the owner of the broadcast, a messenger comes with its price after seven, so do you find from that that the intoxicant is more than this lecture?
The Shaykh:
So if you know that he sells tobacco, do not rent it to him. Because this is the sale of a forbidden substance, utilizing the shop for sin. And if you know this, this work is not permissible for you. And if you did not know at the time of the contract and he did it afterwards, you may evict him, because he contradicted the implication of the contract, because renting is not permissible except to one who utilizes it in permissible matters. As for one who utilizes it in matters of sin, this is not permissible.
The questioner:
Say.
The Shaykh:
But some people do this in order to attract customers. He says, if he did not sell tobacco, the customers would not come. The devil or the devils of mankind come to him and say to him, falsely, that he must commit a sin in order to obtain the sale and purchase. This is not permissible. One does not seek the provision of Allah in His disobedience. This is not permissible. So it is not permissible for him to accept this deceptive advice. No.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب شروطه وما نهي عنه منه - 4 — islamhouse.com (46:15)
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