A man has a house for rent; is he permitted to prevent the tenants from installing a television?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. Regarding a man who owns a building with apartments for rent, and some tenants request to install a television, is he permitted to prevent the tenant from installing this device, or not?
The Shaykh : I say that if the contract is for a specific period, he cannot prevent him until the period ends. When the period ends, he can say to him, "Either you remove it, or we cancel the lease contract." In this case, meaning if the tenant installed it during the lease period, he is not sinful, because he did not rent the house for this purpose. Yes.
The Shaykh : I say that if the contract is for a specific period, he cannot prevent him until the period ends. When the period ends, he can say to him, "Either you remove it, or we cancel the lease contract." In this case, meaning if the tenant installed it during the lease period, he is not sinful, because he did not rent the house for this purpose. Yes.