Q: Zaid has paid a hotel for buffet food. The hotel lets zaid take what ever amount of food he likes to eat to his room. Will it be permissible for Zaid to share some of his food with his family members who are staying with him in his room?
A: Yes.
And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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السادسة : الحاجه تنزل منزلة الضرورة عامة كانت أو خاصة ولهذا جوزت الإجارة على خلاف القياس للحاجة ولذا قلنا لا تجوز إجارة بيت بمنافع بيت : لاتحاد جنس المنفعة فلا حاجة بخلاف ما إذا اختلف ومنها ضمان الدرك جوز على خلاف القياس ومن ذلك جواز السلم على خلاف القياس لكونه بيع المعدوم دفعا لحاجة المفاليس ومنها جواز الاستصناع للحاجة ودخول الحمام مع جهالة مكثه فيها وما يستعمله من مائها وشربة السقاء (الأشباه والنظائر 1/ 267)
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Answered by:
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & Approved:
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Q: Hotels generally have a policy of charging for meals per person wishing to take meals with the hotel. If Zaid has paid for meals for himself only and now intentionally fills his plate up with food to share with others in the room who have not paid for meals, this appears to be dishonest. This is a common scheme used to avoid paying for other room members meals and yet getting meals free for them. Kindly advise if it would be permissible for Zaid to intentionally take extra food to share with people who haven’t paid for meals.
A: He has paid the hotel for the food and the hotel has allowed him to take any amount of food he wishes to his room. Hence, the food he takes to his room had entered into his ownership (i.e. tamleek has taken place). The hotel did not provide him the food in the manner of ibaahat (i.e. making the food mubaah (permissible) for him to consume). Had the food only been made mubaah for him by the hotel, then he would not have been able to give the food to anyone else as the food had not entered into his ownership. However, since he is made the owner of the food and the hotel did not fix any limit in taking the food, whatever he takes will be regarded as his ownership and thereafter he may share it with whomsoever he wishes.
And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
Answered by:
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & Approved:
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)