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What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding obligating the current tenant to pay for repairs that were carried out during the time of a previous tenant, after five years have passed since he purchased the apartment and the building in its current condition?

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The tenant is not liable for damage to the property unless it results from their negligence or transgression. Demanding the current tenant to repair damage caused by a previous tenant is unjust, for Allah Almighty says: (And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another) and (Every soul, for what it has earned, is pledged).

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