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Is it obligatory to return the value of the rent for the remaining two months to tenants who vacated the rented house before the end of the contract period without notice?

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The majority of jurists agree that a lease contract is binding on both parties, and it is not permissible to annul it if it was validly concluded, except upon the expiration of the term, the fulfillment of the purpose, or due to one of the reasons for its annulment. They hold that a lease is annulled only by a valid legal excuse. The Hanafis, however, disagreed with this, as they maintained that a lease can be annulled by various excuses that prevent a contracting party from continuing with the contract except with excessive harm. The preponderant opinion is that of the majority, because a lease is a sale of usufructs; if the contract is validly concluded, the lessor is entitled to the full rent, whether the lessee benefits from the property or not.

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