The Ruling on Renting a Shop to a Barber Who Shaves Beards and the Condition of Prohibiting a Shower
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on renting shops to a barber who shaves beards? And is it obligatory for a Muslim to stipulate to the tenant of a house that he not install a shower?
Answer:
One does not rent to one who shaves beards; if he shaves beards, one does not rent to him. But one rents to people who do not shave beards. If he rents to them and they shave beards without his knowledge or without his consent, that does not harm him; the sin is upon them. But if he knows that they shave beards, he does not rent to them. And if they install a shower and it is not struck, it is upon them, upon them, not upon the one who rented the house to them. For example, if they install a television and see what is forbidden for them, or hear from the radio what is forbidden for them, it is upon them, upon them, not upon the owner of the house who rented it to them.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on renting shops to a barber who shaves beards? And is it obligatory for a Muslim to stipulate to the tenant of a house that he not install a shower?
Answer:
One does not rent to one who shaves beards; if he shaves beards, one does not rent to him. But one rents to people who do not shave beards. If he rents to them and they shave beards without his knowledge or without his consent, that does not harm him; the sin is upon them. But if he knows that they shave beards, he does not rent to them. And if they install a shower and it is not struck, it is upon them, upon them, not upon the one who rented the house to them. For example, if they install a television and see what is forbidden for them, or hear from the radio what is forbidden for them, it is upon them, upon them, not upon the owner of the house who rented it to them.
Source
فضل العلم وآدابه — islamhouse.com (30:16)
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