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Renting an apartment to a music teacher

· 17 Rabiʻ I 1448 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I have a small apartment, can I rent it to a tenant who is a music teacher in school? Is it permissible?

Answer

If he is a Muslim and he teaches other subjects in school which are permissible, then you can rent your apartment to him. However, if he only teaches music then his income is not permissible. Hence, you should not rent your apartment to him. If he is a non-Muslim, then it is permissible for you to rent your apartment to him.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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