Renting and Property
134 questions
What is the ruling on renting the certificate of a pharmacist to open a pharmacy, given his permanent absence and the presence of his assistant, and is the money earned from this permissible?
What is the ruling on renting out a laundry shop for a fixed monthly sum of 6,000 Saudi Riyals, with a sharing of effort and equipment, provided that the worker receives whatever exceeds the agreed-upon amount?
Is selling and renting copied discs, and installing parts to enable the reading of copied discs on video game consoles, unlawful (haram), taking into consideration the absence of intellectual property protection laws, the widespread availability of copies, the high cost of original copies, and their unavailability in Algeria?
Is real estate financing permissible through Arab Bank if the bank purchases the property then leases it to me with a promise of lease, and transfers ownership to me after twenty years, in exchange for an annual interest rate of 4.75%?
Is it permissible to rent out premises to a usurious bank?
What is the ruling on a lease-to-own contract offered by a bank, in which the following points appear: the high value of the rent, which represents ownership value and not usufruct; the contract duration being predetermined and not allowing for early termination by the lessee; the lessee bearing the costs of insurance and maintenance; the absence of a late payment penalty; the termination of the contract in case of non-payment of rent, with the lessee not recovering what they have paid; and the bank's request for additional guarantees?
Is it permissible to rent a house where the electricity consumption is unknown, given that the landlord handles the electricity but its consumption is not known to either the tenant or the landlord?
Is my father entitled to demand the student pay the rent for the exam week, and is the amount paid in advance for the previous month, of which the student only attended one week, lawful?
Is the lessor of a place sinful if he rents a shop to a tenant for broadcasting satellite channels after the tenant stipulated to the lessor that he stop broadcasting prohibited channels upon learning of them?
Is it permissible to give a newspaper to someone to read it for a symbolic fee and then return it, knowing that delaying its return might affect its sale and return?
Is he who forced me to sign a mutual termination of contract sinful, and am I entitled to claim the remaining period of the contract?
What is the ruling on the landlord retracting his promise to waive the rent for the shop during the coronavirus pandemic which caused its closure, and am I obligated to pay the rent or not?
Is the tenant entitled to claim back the advance rent paid for the second year, during which they were unable to use the property due to war and the damages it sustained, and who bears the costs of repairing these damages?
Is the lessor entitled to conceal the price of re-renting the premises after its closure for three months from the lessee?
Is it permissible to deduct the rental value of agricultural land from the Zakat on crops?
Is it obligatory to hand over the house to the daughter of the owner whose house my father rented more than 25 years ago without a contract, knowing that the owner permitted my father to live in it as long as he resides in the city? And what is the Shariah ruling in this case?
Is the written contract considered valid, or is it an injustice to the colleague? And is the colleague entitled to request the evacuation of the apartment or to change the rental value? And is he entitled to inform the office of a change in the agreement without my consent? And is it permissible to cancel the verbal agreement and abide by the written contract in the event of the colleague's dishonesty?
Is it permissible for me to take a monthly sum from my sister's pension in exchange for not renting out or selling my apartment due to her circumstances? Or do I have the right to dispose of my property by renting or selling it without considering my siblings' situation?
Is renting an apartment from an owner who bought the property with an interest-based loan, where the rent covers the installment and more, considered cooperation in sin or permissible?
What is the ruling on renting out properties for forbidden practices, such as renting apartments with satellite channels, barbershops for shaving beards and forbidden haircuts, and buildings for usurious banks? And does the sin continue to affect the heirs and the deceased if the rental agreement was concluded before the father's death?
Is it permissible to host someone overnight in a room for a fee?
Is selling or renting used books prohibited due to intellectual property rights or copyright and distribution rights?
Is the money taken by the tenant in exchange for waiving rights to the land considered unlawful (haram)? If so, should the price of the land be returned at its value at the time it was taken, or at its value today?
What is the ruling on the building owners' association forcing residents to pay the water bill equally, despite the varying number of individuals, and cutting off the water from those who do not comply, and taking equal maintenance fees despite the differing utilization of services?