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Ijarah: Basics Of Liability Distribution
The lessee is liable for damage to the property caused by wear and tear, and other factors within the lessee’s control while the lessor is liable...
 
Responsibility Of Maintenance Of Leased Asset
There are two types of maintenance in an Ijarah:

• Major Maintenance: This refers to the maintenance that is necessary to ensure that...
 
Ijarah Of Consumable
The leased asset should not be a consumable item, like food, whose quantity reduces with consumption, but rather a durable, like machinery or...
 
Contingent Ijarah
It is not permissible to make the contract of Ijarah contingent on the occurrence of a future event. However, it is permissible to make specific...
 
Leasing Usufruct Of Jointly-Owned Asset To Partner Or Third Party
It is permissible for a co-owner to lease his share of the jointly-owned asset to another co-owner or to a third party.
 
Multiple Ijarah Contracts For Single Leased Asset
It is permissible for contracting parties to draw multiple, concurrent, independent and periodical Ijarah contracts for the same leased asset,...
 
Differentiating Between Invalid And Void Ijarah Contract
Islamic jurists have not differentiated between the two. A contract is prohibited if it does not fulfill the requirements of the Shariah, and...
 
Leasing To Riba-Based Bank
A lease to a bank that is not Shariah-compliant must be avoided because such a lease would directly facilitate in an impermissible act, in this...
 
Leasing To Companies Dealing Primarily In Interest
It is unlawful for a Muslim to aid in the impermissible, and leasing property to a company whose primary business is interest-based would be...
 
Leasing To Retailers Of Prohibited Items
If the purpose of the lease is purely prohibited, like a bar or a nightclub, then the lease contract is prohibited because the subject of the...
 


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