Is it permissible to purchase a property that includes a store for alcoholic beverages, spirits, and wine, given the inability to terminate the current lease contracts?
It is permissible to purchase properties that include a rented store used by someone for unlawful purposes, provided that you do not take any share from its rent, and that the lease is not included in the sale. The store then remains in the tenant's possession out of necessity, because its usufruct is owned by the original owner, and the contract cannot be terminated before its term. Jurists have explicitly stated the permissibility of selling a leased property, and that the lease is not invalidated unless the lessee purchases it. It is also permissible to purchase properties leased for an unlawful purpose with the intention of selling them for a profit (Murabaha), while emphasizing that the lease contract for the unlawful purpose should not be renewed if it expires during the bank's ownership period. It is preferable to purchase the unleased parts and delay purchasing the leased part until its contract expires.
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