Is it permissible to let out the property as a mortuary?
Question
AssalaamualaikumWaraghmatullah
Mufti
Is it permissible to let out the property as a mortuary? To store dead bodies?
Answer
If the lessee, who owns the mortuary, is a non muslim ,it will be permissible.
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- Mufti Yacoob Vally
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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