Borrowing from a tenant

Question

Question: There are tenants in my house. I want to borrow from them; they say, “I will lend to you on the condition that, until you repay the loan, I will not pay the house rent.” Is the condition valid or not?

Answer

One should not deal in this way. Either pledge something with them — jewellery or the like — as security (rahn) for the loan, so that when you repay their loan you take back your pledge from them; or take the rent from them in advance and meet your need with that.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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