QUESTION: I’m interested in taking over a petrol station. However, the landlord does not want to take a fixed rental fee monthly. He wants to take a rental fee based on the amount of litres sold for the month. Is this agreement Jaaiz? ANSWER: For the validity of a...
Rental
Leasing a property to a tavern
QUESTION: A Muslim owner is renting out his shop to a tenant who intends opening up a tavern. Is it permissible for the owner to receive rental money from this tenant? ANSWER: It is not permissible to lease out one’s property to a tavern. The monies derived from such...
Income derived from sports facilities
Question:- Is the income derived from charging to use sports facilities like tennis courts, swimming pools and Astro-turf soccer, halaal? Answer:- In the queried scenario, the sports ground is not let out to individuals to engage in impermissible or Haraam activities...
Leasing a premises to a non-Muslim butchery
QUESTION:- A person owns a property and has a tenant who is a non-Muslim butcher. What is the status of such an income? ANSWER:- It is not permissible to lease one’s premises to a non-Muslim butcher whose income is primarily derived from the sale of Haraam meat. Yes,...
Hiring out a hearse to transport non-Muslim deceased
Question:- Can a Muslim hire out hearses for use by non-Muslims? Answer:- It is permissible to hire out hearses to non-Muslims to transport their deceased to their place of burial. However, if a Muslim hires out the hearse to move a non-Muslim corpse from one town to...
Tenant improving on leased premises without the consent of the landlord
Question:- Alhamdulillah, we had a tenant who paid his rental and utility bills monthly & timeously. The only matter which remains unresolved is that this tenant always did repairs without taking permission, which we continuously requested him not to do. This was...
Transporting passengers to church
Question:- Is it permissible for a Muslim that has a permanent job and earns well, to transport passengers to church as a second source of income? Answer:- It is not permissible to transport followers of the Christian faith to the church for prayers irrespective of...
Hiring out crockery to both Muslims and non-Muslims
Question:- A Muslim company hires out dishes such as Deghs, platters etc. to Muslims and non-Muslims. Is it permissible to take a fee for the service? Answer:- Dishes made of steel, copper, lead etc. which are not permeable, may be hired out to both Muslims and...