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 an income is Haraam.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
وَإِذَا اسْتَأْجَرَ الذِّمِّيُّ مِنْ الْمُسْلِمِ بَيْتًا لِيَبِيعَ فِيهِ الْخَمْرَ لَمْ يَجُزْ؛ لِأَنَّهُ مَعْصِيَةٌ فَلَا يَنْعَقِدُ الْعَقْدُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَا أَجْرَ لَهُ عِنْدَهُمَا، وَعِنْدَ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ – رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ – يَجُوزُ (المبسوط للسرخسي ص38 ج16)
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- Mufti Mohammed Desai
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