If a man rents a house to another man and then finds that he does not pray, is the contract annulled?
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The Shaykh : If a man rents a house to another man and it turns out that he does not perform much of the prayer, is the contract invalid?
No, the contract is not invalid.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, he rented it from him... As for this, he did not rent it to hide from the congregational prayer.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : This is the criterion: whoever rents a thing to do with it what is forbidden, his renting it is not valid; but as for whoever rents it and then does in it what is forbidden, it is not...
This is from the al-Akhsam al-'Abili [UNTRANSLATED: al-Akhsam al-'Abili], okay, in the name of Allah.
No, the contract is not invalid.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, he rented it from him... As for this, he did not rent it to hide from the congregational prayer.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : This is the criterion: whoever rents a thing to do with it what is forbidden, his renting it is not valid; but as for whoever rents it and then does in it what is forbidden, it is not...
This is from the al-Akhsam al-'Abili [UNTRANSLATED: al-Akhsam al-'Abili], okay, in the name of Allah.