Renting a building as a residence to female students
18-3-2007 | IslamWeb
Question:
Assalamu alaikum.I have a building in the centre of town surrounded by shopping complexes,behind and sides are residential areas.A well established superspeciality hospital has asked me whether they can give for the purpose of rent for nursing/pharmacy students(female)as hostel.They will provide complete security.Since they will be exclusively unmarried females can I give for rent?though there will be security.It has ground and first floor.If I can give for rent, is there any extra clauses I should add in the agreement,so that nothing unislamic happens as a precaution.Also if anything happens outside the hostel will it affect my Hereafter?as my responsibility is only to provide staying facility and round the clock security will be provided by hospital which is well established and have recieved awards from the Indian government.Hope you will Insha Allah answer within 2 weeks,by 20th March.I would be very grateful.Salaam.
Answer:
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad 
is His slave and Messenger.
It is permissible for you to rent this building unless you know or are pretty sure that it will be used for a forbidden purpose, like being used for fornication and adultery and the like. You may, if you wish, condition that this building be used only as a residence for female students, and then if it is used for other purposes, you have the right to invalidate the contract.
For more benefit, please refer to Fatwa 84851.
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