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Is it halal or haram to give more advanced rent in order to get a rented house?

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To get a rented house, giving more advanced and giving less rent is halal or haram?

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

(Fatwa: 244/199/B=02/1435)

The advanced money paid to get a rented house is a debt in the hands of landlord and getting benefit out of debt is unlawful and interest. It is mentioned in Hadith:
کل قرض جر نفعاً فھو رباً
“Every debt fetching benefit is usury.”
In the case mentioned above, paying less rent against debt is benefit free from compensation which is unlawful; rather you should decide a rent as per the location and value of the house.

Allah knows Best!

Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband

This answer was collected from the official ifta website of Darul Uloom Deoband in India.

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