What is the ruling on renting out houses or rest areas to laborers or young people?
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The basic principle is the permissibility of leasing, as it is the ownership of usufructs for a consideration. However, if the lessor knows that the purpose of renting the place is to use it for disobedience to Allah, then it is forbidden to lease it; because in that case, it is aiding in sin.
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