Is it permissible to rent out a grocery store to someone who sells tobacco?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: We rented out a grocery store to a worker, and we agreed with him that he would not sell tobacco in it, but then we found that he had sold some. So should we destroy the tobacco? Or should we return it to the company? Or what should we do from the perspective of the Shari'ah?
Answer:
This is a matter for you to refer to the Committee, the Committee for Promoting Virtue and Forbidding Vice, and they will come and inspect the situation with this person who is selling tobacco.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: We rented out a grocery store to a worker, and we agreed with him that he would not sell tobacco in it, but then we found that he had sold some. So should we destroy the tobacco? Or should we return it to the company? Or what should we do from the perspective of the Shari'ah?
Answer:
This is a matter for you to refer to the Committee, the Committee for Promoting Virtue and Forbidding Vice, and they will come and inspect the situation with this person who is selling tobacco.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2797 -2802] هل يجوز تأجير بقالة لمن يبيع الدخان؟ — youtube.com
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