Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Renting out land to someone who farms pigs

· 4 Jumada II 1445 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it possible for me to rent out my land to a farmer who is intending to do pig farming?

Answer

No, it will not be permissible to rent out a land to a farmer who intends farming pigs.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

(قَوْلُهُ: وَجَازَ حَمْلُ خَمْرِ ذِمِّيٍّ بِأَجْرٍ) أَيْ فَيَطِيبُ لَهُ الْأَجْرُ عِنْدَ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ خِلَافًا لَهُمَا لِأَنَّهُ – عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ – «لَعَنَ فِي الْخَمْرِ عَشَرَةً مِنْهَا حَامِلُهَا» وَلِأَبِي حَنِيفَةَ أَنَّ الْحَمْلَ لَيْسَ بِمَعْصِيَةٍ وَالْحَدِيثُ مَحْمُولٌ عَلَى الْحَمْلِ الْمَقْرُونِ بِقَصْدِ الْمَعْصِيَةِ وَعَلَى هَذَا الْخِلَافِ إذَا آجَرَ دَابَّتَهُ لِنَقْلِ الْخَمْرِ أَوْ نَفْسَهُ لِرَعْيِ الْخِنْزِيرِ يَطِيبُ لَهُ الْأَجْرُ عِنْدَهُ وَعِنْدَهُمَا يُكْرَهُ كَمَا فِي التَّبْيِينِ (درر الحكام ص320 ج1)

Answered by
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani
Checked & approved by
Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb
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