Subletting an apartment to a third party
Q: I wanted to know if its permissible to rent an apartment and sub rent the same apartment to third party.
Hiring and Renting
Collecting rent from the purchaser
Q: According to sharia, using ijab and qabul contract of purchase, can the seller collect rental from purchaser if the amount is not fully paid, and if the purchaser has delayed payment by unforseen circumstances, must the purchaser pay rent?
Checkers subscription for 'free' delivery
Q: My question is in regards to the Checkers delivery.
Recently, they have introduced something called ‘Free Delivery’. However, this is only if you subscribe to it. You have to pay R100 per month, and then only if your order is over R350 you aren’t charged for delivery.
Is this permissible?
Increasing the rental amount once a lease expires
Q: My question is, "The tenants of mosque shops are not ready to pay rent at the current prevailing market rates. Their argument is that they have been leasing these properties for generations. I am seeking a fatwa as a solution to this matter. The shops were initially under an agreement process. Please advise."
Allowing a tenant to keep a slot machine in his shop
Q: I have a tenant who is renting from me and he has game machines in his shop which people put money into it to play. Now my tenant wants to put a slot machine where a player puts money inside and the player then wins money from the machine.
Is it permissible for me to allow the tenant to put such a machine in the shop?
Landlord permitting his tenant to sell fireworks
Q: I wanted to ask if it is permissible for one to lease out a shop to a non-Muslim who wants to sell fireworks for November, December and January. He then wants to continue selling furniture.
Landlord permitting his tenant to sell fireworks
Q: Can I, as a landlord, permit my tenant (Muslim & / or non-Muslim) to sell fireworks?
Renting a premises back to the company one rented it from
Q: If I invest with following conditions with a company then is it permissible in Islam:- I buy 2 square feet of an apartment from a company in 3 lacs (apartment is part of a building which is not constructed yet however as assured by the company; its area has been bought, plans etc approved from UAE government as well, work to be started soon). Ownership of 2 square feet is given to me. I give this area on rent to the same company with mutual agreement. The rent is fixed at 48 thousands.
Travel agent changing hotels after a package is booked and paid for
Q: I have noticed a few travel agents advertising Umrah packages with such and such hotel, and the words "or similar", next to that. The price is then stated below.
In a recent incident, a package was booked for and paid for about 50 days prior to departure. At the time of booking, it was confirmed that the hotels stated on the advert were available. About ten days prior to departure, the agent sent out a travel voucher for a different hotel (this was supposedly one of the "similar hotels"). The reason given was that the hotel advertised initially was not available or fully booked. However, on arrival in Madinah Munawwarah, the agent then informed that the hotel was changed again.
In some cases, some travelers were told by the agent that they would be staying one night in a certain hotel and thereafter moving to another hotel for the rest of the stay. (This changing of hotels for one night has happened with more than one agent) None of these hotels were mentioned or spoken about before departure.
In another instance, after payment, the agent advised that the airline changed the flight and hence the 12 night package now became an 11 night package.
Is this type of advertising permissible? Is this type of transaction permissible?
Renting out bicycles for couples to go for rides
Q: My friends and I had a business idea to rent out bicycles for couples to go for rides by the beach or something. Like couples going for honeymoon etc... Is this buisness halaal?