What is the ruling on renting out houses in Makkah?
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Al-Halabi : He saysThe questioner : What is the ruling on renting out houses in Makkah?
The Shaykh : There is significant scholarly disagreement among the jurists regarding this issue in the past. However, we have not found in the Sunnah anything that prevents renting out a house or building if it is established that a specific person owns it, as it is a permissible matter. As for hospitality and generosity, that is a different matter. This is unlike Mina, where renting out is not permissible because the land is an endowment for the pilgrims of the House of Allah. Yes.
The Shaykh : There is significant scholarly disagreement among the jurists regarding this issue in the past. However, we have not found in the Sunnah anything that prevents renting out a house or building if it is established that a specific person owns it, as it is a permissible matter. As for hospitality and generosity, that is a different matter. This is unlike Mina, where renting out is not permissible because the land is an endowment for the pilgrims of the House of Allah. Yes.
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