What is the ruling on renting out a grocery store to a person who will manage it and sell cigarettes in it, knowing that the agreed-upon capital is specifically for the grocery store only?
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The aforementioned contract is invalid because it is a lease for an item that is consumed, and it is a (profit-sharing partnership) on goods with a fixed amount, not a widespread percentage of the profit. The situation can be rectified by first selling the goods, then leasing the shop. The monthly rent is permissible for the owners of the grocery store if the contract was originally concluded for a permissible benefit, and then the tenant added the sale of cigarettes. They must advise him. The contract should not be renewed unless it stipulates refraining from selling tobacco.
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