Renting out books

Question

Question: A shopkeeper whose income comes only from renting out books: what is the ruling on his income? Is renting out books a sin?

Answer

“Fatawa ‘Alamgiri” states that renting out books is prohibited and declares this ijara batil (void), citing “al-Mabsut”.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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