Fatwa No : 80158
Explanation on a mode of contract of Ijara

Explanation on a mode of contract of Ijara

(1) A buffalo, price of which is Rs. 10,000, was sold to Zaid for Rs. 20,000 on a four-month credit. (i.e., he would pay the money after four months). Then Zaid, after taking possession of it, sold the same buffalo, to the man who sold it to him and received the money at the same time. So, is this contract permissible according to Sharia or not?
(2) Zaid took on rent a house for Rs. 1,000, of which he paid Rs. 500 then and there, and promised to pay Rs. 500 after three days, and left with the key of the house, and then returned after four days and said, "Return my Rs. 500, I do not live in your house." Now, what is the Sharia ruling on the Rs. 500 received and the Rs. 500 outstanding?

الجوابُ حامِدا ًو مُصلیِّا ً

1. It is not lawful to conclude a contract in the manner mentioned, and it is necessary to avoid it.
2. If the rent of one thousand rupees is fixed for the entire month without attaching any condition, then in that case the landlord is entitled to only that amount of rent from the said amount which is in lieu of the days that have passed since the contract of lease was signed. It is obligatory upon him to return the remaining amount, and if any condition has been fixed during the contract, then the ruling of the Sharia should be ascertained again after a complete explanation.

مأخَذُ الفَتوی

ففي اعلاء السنن: فى هذه الاحاديث دلالة على كراهة العينة ولكن لم يقع تفسيرها في الحديث وقد فسر فى اثر ابن عباس رضی الله عنهما بأن يبيع الرجل حريرة بمائة ثم يشتريها بخمسين وهذا غير جائز عندنا إن كان البيع الثاني قبل نقد الثمن لأنه شراء بأقل مما باع قبل نقد الثمن اھ(۴/ ۱۷۰)۔
في الدر المختار: (فيجب الأجر لدار قبضت ولم تسكن) لوجود تمكنه من الانتفاع اھ (6/ 11) -