The Ruling on Renting Gold Jewelry to Women
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to rent gold jewelry to women, for example, for them to adorn themselves with it for a period of time for a current monetary amount, for example today in
The Shaykh:
Is it permissible?
The questioner:
renting gold jewelry to women, for example.
The Shaykh:
It is permissible to rent jewelry to women; it is permissible, there is no obstacle. What is prohibited is the sale if the type is the same; sale is not permissible except when the amounts are equal.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Complete the question. Allah.
The questioner:
for a current monetary amount, for example today for two hundred riyals with insurance, is this permissible?
The Shaykh:
Did I understand? It is permissible; renting is permissible. The issue is with the sale, selling gold for gold or currency for currency; that is more likely [to be problematic]. As for renting, there is no sale in that, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to rent gold jewelry to women, for example, for them to adorn themselves with it for a period of time for a current monetary amount, for example today in
The Shaykh:
Is it permissible?
The questioner:
renting gold jewelry to women, for example.
The Shaykh:
It is permissible to rent jewelry to women; it is permissible, there is no obstacle. What is prohibited is the sale if the type is the same; sale is not permissible except when the amounts are equal.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Complete the question. Allah.
The questioner:
for a current monetary amount, for example today for two hundred riyals with insurance, is this permissible?
The Shaykh:
Did I understand? It is permissible; renting is permissible. The issue is with the sale, selling gold for gold or currency for currency; that is more likely [to be problematic]. As for renting, there is no sale in that, yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب الربا — islamhouse.com (27:34)
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