What is the ruling on a lessor reducing the monthly rent by half (1,000 dirhams) in exchange for the lessee paying one million dirhams upfront for a period of five years, with the lessor returning the remaining amount after deducting the rent value at the end of the term?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
This transaction is based on a contract of (leasing/renting) combined with a qard (loan). Part of the advance payment is rent, and the other part is a loan. The lessor reduces the rent for the lessee in consideration of this loan, which is unanimously forbidden because "every loan that draws a benefit is usury."
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