Is it permissible to take a sum of money in exchange for leasing a commercial register to someone who operates under it, knowing that the relationship between the lessor and the lessee is based on mutual trust and that agreed-upon dates or amounts are sometimes not adhered to, and that the lessor does not bear any costs for the shop or the lessee's work?
Renting out a commercial registration falls under what is known as "thaman al-jah" (payment for status/prestige), and it is not permissible to take money from the tenant for their delay in paying the rent, because this money is usury (riba), which is forbidden. Friendship does not justify making usury permissible.
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