If a person rents a house or a shop for one year for £10,000, for example, and he makes use of half of it himself, he can give the other half on rent for £10,000. However, if he wishes to give the other half on rent for an amount higher than what he rented it for, for example £12,000, he must do some work on it, such as making some repairs. [1] The term ‘ijārah’ and its derivatives are translated in different ways in English depending on the context.
For example, when ‘ijārah’ is used in the context of a property transaction, it is usually translated as ‘renting’ or ‘leasing’ and the parties involved are termed ‘landlord’ and ‘tenant’ or ‘lessor’ and ‘lessee’. But when ‘ijārah’ is used for the services of people, it is usually translated as ‘hiring’ and the two parties are termed ‘hirer’ and ‘hiree’ or ‘hired’. [2] Ruling 2091 provides further clarification of this term: it refers to someone who spends his wealth in futile ways.
[3] A mujtahid is a person who has attained the level of ijtihād, qualifying him to be an authority in Islamic law. Ijtihād is the process of deriving Islamic laws from authentic sources. [4] As mentioned in Ruling 6, the term ‘problematic’ (maḥall al‑ishkāl) amounts to saying the ruling is based on obligatory precaution. CONDITIONS FOR PROPERTY GIVEN ON RENT CHAPTER TWELVE » Settlement (Ṣulḥ) العربية فارسی اردو English Azərbaycan Türkçe Français