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Is it permissible to rent out an apartment to foreigners, knowing that they will be consuming alcohol and gambling in it?

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Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Renting out an apartment to a non-Muslim for residence or permissible use is allowed by some scholars, even if sins are committed by the tenant, as long as the contract is for a permissible use. Others, however, disliked or prohibited it if it is highly probable that it will be used for sins, due to it being an assistance in wrongdoing. Ibn al-Qayyim explicitly stated that renting out an apartment for selling alcohol or to a non-Muslim for use as a church is unanimously impermissible. The issue involves details based on the type of sin that will be committed, and whether it is something affirmed by the Dhimmi contract or not. However, the safest approach is not to rent out an apartment to a non-Muslim if it is known that they will commit sins therein.

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