What is the ruling on registering individuals to obtain residency in a rented dwelling for a fee, knowing that they will not reside there, and that annual fees and other expenses must be paid? Does the Hadith, "Recite, and recite with proper modulation, and ascend; for your position will be at the last verse you recite," mean that the position of one who dies while reciting verses of torment will be that they are tormented?

If registering people in your accommodation violates European residency laws, such as the requirement for the applicant to have private accommodation, then it is not permissible for you to do so, nor to take rent for it, because it involves lying and forgery. Remaining in a non-Islamic country is not a necessity that permits lying. However, if it does not violate the law, such as if the purpose is correspondence or knowing the location, then taking rent is permissible.

Regarding the second question, the reciter of the Quran ascends with every verse he recites, and the number of verses in the Quran corresponds to the number of degrees in Paradise. Thus, the reciter ascends in degrees according to what he recites and memorizes of the verses.