Prohibition of lease-to-own.
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Question:
Lease-to-own in car purchases has become widespread currently, and the Senior Scholars' Committee has forbidden this matter. I ask for a guiding word. May Allah reward you?
Answer:
Answer: There is no doubt that the Senior Scholars' Committee has issued a ruling forbidding this transaction, which is lease-to-own. It is obligatory to act in accordance with this decision and not to contradict it. One should not look to those who have permitted it among some of the self-styled scholars and the lax ones. This is the relied-upon fatwa because it was issued by a specific body or a body tasked with issuing fatwas. As for the one who is not tasked with issuing fatwas and is not a reference for fatwas, it is not his right to issue a fatwa in such matters and to put people in difficulty.
Lease-to-own in car purchases has become widespread currently, and the Senior Scholars' Committee has forbidden this matter. I ask for a guiding word. May Allah reward you?
Answer:
Answer: There is no doubt that the Senior Scholars' Committee has issued a ruling forbidding this transaction, which is lease-to-own. It is obligatory to act in accordance with this decision and not to contradict it. One should not look to those who have permitted it among some of the self-styled scholars and the lax ones. This is the relied-upon fatwa because it was issued by a specific body or a body tasked with issuing fatwas. As for the one who is not tasked with issuing fatwas and is not a reference for fatwas, it is not his right to issue a fatwa in such matters and to put people in difficulty.
Source
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