Compensation for giving up hereditary tenancy rights

Question

Question: I have some fields held in hereditary tenancy; some of them I had registered as hereditary tenancies by the landlord himself, giving the landlord an offering, and some became hereditary tenancies by law. Can I give any of these fields to someone in return for some money, in such a way that I write out a resignation and hand it over, and he, having obtained the landlord’s consent, has it registered in his own name? Will taking this money be permissible for me or not?

Answer

Taking money in this way is impermissible. Having it registered as a hereditary tenancy is also not sufficient, even if it was done by giving an offering to the landlord; the jurists have written that this kind of ijara is impermissible. If (the land)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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