Is it permissible for the landlord to request a year's rent in advance from the tenant?
The landlord's request for the tenant to pay a year's rent in advance is permissible, and there is no harm in it. Sheikh Ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about the ruling on shop owners taking their rent in advance for a year or more, and he deemed it permissible.
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