The Ruling on a Lease Contract Ending in Ownership

Question:
In the name of Allah. Shaykh, here in this section. What is the ruling on a lease that ends in ownership, whether for someone who wants to buy a house in the West or here, whether it is a house or a car?

Answer:
A lease that ends in ownership is not permissible. This has been concluded by the decision of the Committee of Senior Scholars to forbid it, because it fluctuates between a lease and a transfer of ownership. It is not known whether it is a sale, in which case it takes the rulings of a sale, or a lease, in which case it takes the rulings of a lease. It does not mean that one of the two contracts is released, and combining two contracts that differ in their rulings is not permissible. So a lease that ends in ownership is not permissible; it must be either a lease only or a sale only. Yes. As for linking this to that, this is gharar (excessive uncertainty in a contract) and ignorance, and it is not permissible. Yes.