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Rent, Leases & Ijarah
1,369 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Rent, Leases & Ijarah, part of Business & Finance. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Rent, Leases & Ijarah fatawa — page 2 of 35
- Mufti Online2 Sep 2025
Working in a car dealership that is involved in interest and financing
I recently got offered a job at a car dealership and although I won’t be directly dealing with interest, the company is involved in interest and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood29 Aug 2025
Landlord And Tenant Dispute
I have been a tenant for 15 years and in June 2024, the premises next door to me became vacant. In July, a new tenant took occupation of the place.…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online16 Aug 2025
Cutting off lights and water from a tenant until overdue rent is paid
Can I cut off lights and water from a tenant until overdue rent is paid?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Aug 2025
Paying a tenant to move out to avoid further losses
I have a tenant who is several months in arrears. In order to get the tenant out and avoid further losses, I tell the tenant that if you find…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 Jul 2025
Keeping track of an insurance company's products and payments
I work as a programmer for a company that has multiple customers like jet, Edgar's, Pep, Hollard, etc. Whatever the client requires, we create a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Jul 2025
Charging someone for using one's food delivery account details
Can I give my doordash account (food delivery account) to someone and he do food deliveries and at the end of the week I take my share and give the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Jul 2025
Preparing an accounting system for someone selling insurance policies
My friend’s father earns commission on selling insurance policies. I have been asked to prepare an accounting system to record all the income and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Jul 2025
Earning money through social media tasks
There is a platform where you earn money by engaging with social media—liking and following users on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Jul 2025
Earning halaal wealth using a laptop that was bought with haraam money
Earning halaal wealth using a laptop that was bought with haraam money. If haraam, does the profit money need to be given to that right owner?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Jul 2025
Studying actuarial sciences
Please could you advise me on this matter: I have a friend who wants to study actuarial sciences and I have heard that it is impermissible to go…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Jul 2025
Leasing out one’s premises to a liquor store or church
I am a student of Deen and I noticed that in the Fiqhi Kitaabs, it is mentioned that the Mazhab of Imaam Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah) is that it is…
- Mufti Online1 Jul 2025
Rent to own on vehicles
Is it permissible to acquire a rent to own car from a dealership?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Jul 2025
Earning by helping university students write their assignments, reports and research papers.
I am a single mother (not divorced) living with my parents. I do not pay rent or utility bills, but I manage all other expenses for myself and my…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 May 2025
Earnings of a person who works for a company that has some wrong dealings
If I become an electrical engineer and my company takes interest from a bank, will my income be haram? If I become an electrical engineer and the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville5 Feb 2025
Selling A Property With A Rental Condition
Person A is renting a house to person C. Person A sells the house to person B on condition that he rents the house to person A. Person A says that…
- Mufti Online1 Feb 2025
Teaching in the musjid for a remuneration
Is it permissible for the Imaam of the Masjid or any scholar to teach hifdh/madressa in the Masjid & charge fees? If not, should this be moved…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Jan 2025
Holding the manager responsible for debtors unsettled accounts
Person A runs a business for person B. There are some customers who buy on credit. Person A gets a straight monthly salary only. 2 customers haven't…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Jan 2025
Holding the tenant liable for occupying the premises after moving out
I would like to know what is the ruling with regards to the following situation: I have a flat which I let out. My tenant decided to move to another…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Dec 2024
Recruiting a teacher to teach music
If a female works for a recruitment company for schools (they provide teachers to schools) and these temporary teachers can be provided for any…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Dec 2024
Working for Pepsi company
Is it halaal to work in Pepsi company? I am not sure whether this company supports Israel or not.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Dec 2024
Using stolen money to study
I did an online earning course with stolen money. My question is that is it permissible for me to earn money with these skills that I have learned…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Dec 2024
Masjid collecting rental from a padel court and restaurant on the masjid property
There is a padel court and restaurant built on a Masjid property. The Masjid collects rental income from the padel court and restaurant. Weekly…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Dec 2024
Driving non-mahrams
Where I'm working, I know the people quite well. I've been working here for about 3 years or so now. They give me duties to do, example, to take…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Dec 2024
Doing whatever one wants when one has leave from work
A person has 3 days family responsibility leave. If he takes this leave to take his child to the doctor. But he does shopping afterwards, is this…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Nov 2024
Forging a document to earn a job
To qualify for CA (Chartered Accountant) in Bangladesh, one has to pass 17 papers and also complete 2 or 3 or 4 years of article ship (practical…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Nov 2024
Renewing a lease contract for a gambling outlet
If I'm in charge of property and among about 50 shops I have to do renewal of leases. One shop is a gambling shop. Is it permissible for me to sign…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Nov 2024
Laundromat washing wedding gowns and formal suits
Is it permissible for a laundromat to wash wedding gowns and formal suits?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Nov 2024
Booking a hotel room for someone who will use it for zina
A person I know does online booking reservation for hotels and rooms for accommodation for 5 star hotels. Some of the clients that approach him are…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Oct 2024
Paying royalty and advertising fees to a franchise
What is the law in shariah with regards to paying royalty and advertising fees to a franchise purchased?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Oct 2024
Working for a company that scams people
I am working under a company which scam people but my job is to give them money and send them to the other people who will soon scam them. What…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Azaadville24 Oct 2024
Validity/Invalidity Of A Rental Agreement With An Unstipulated Rental Duration
Around 13 years ago we did website hosting for a client. We acted as a reseller by getting the hosting from a company and then reselling it to our…
- Mufti Online12 Oct 2024
Working for a company that requires one to have meetings via video call and have an employee ID with an image
If one works for a company in which one has meetings via video call, is this job still halaal and is the income earned still halaal? And if the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Sep 2024
Working in a grocery store that sells haraam meat and alcohol
Is it permissible for me to work in a grocery store? I will need to stock up shelves with pig and haraam meat and also halaal products such as…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Sep 2024
Using company funds for hotel and expenses
I have to visit KSA to conduct a workshop with customers and vendors. Customers and vendors requested to do workshops on weekends so we can save…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Sep 2024
Working hours left up to the discretion of the employer
Alhamdulillah, I have a job offer, but I am not sure if it is Islamic. The working hours are 48 hours per week. I queried as to how many hours per…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood27 Aug 2024
“Catch And Release” Fishing
Regarding fishing, there is a rule of catch and release. If at a certain dam owned by others ,this rule is enforced, and one catches and doesn’t…
Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb - Mufti Online22 Aug 2024
Employer not compensating staff for extra time
I work as a manager for a Muslim man who at times stretches the time of his employees if it gets busy or is attending to personal work. He does not…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Aug 2024
Fixing and selling TV's
I have a furniture and appliance store where we sell and fix furniture and appliances. Can I fix and sell TV's? Would the money be permissible to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Aug 2024
Producing ads for people
Is it permissible if I start a business doing ads for people? As far as I understand, the ad is digital and does not physically exist. If I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Aug 2024
Working in an income tax department
Is working in a goods and services tax (gst) department allowed in Islam? What about working in an income tax department?
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