What is the Sharia ruling regarding a dispute between two sisters, where one, who is ill with AIDS, was expelled from a room she had renovated and was residing in within her sister's house, with the second sister refusing to compensate her for the renovation costs? Is it permissible to expel her, knowing that she has no other shelter and experts confirm there is no risk of contagion transmission?
This contract is invalid because it contains an unknown element (Jahalah) and an element of risk (Gharar). The owner of the room must pay her sister the repair costs, and the sister must pay the prevailing rent for the period she resided there. If the woman has no dwelling and no money, then her inheriting relatives must spend on her.
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