Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Giving a shelf on rent to a company which uses female pictures

· 11 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1438 AH1 min readFatwa 38482English

Question

Is it allowed for a retail shop owner to give a shelf on rent to a company which uses female pictures for marketing its products and paste those pics on retail shelves for display?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is not permissible for a retail shop owner to lease a shelf of his shop to a company who will use female pictures to market its products.[i]

And Allah Ta‘āla Knows Best

Mehrazur Rahman

Student Darul Iftaa

Brooklyn, NY, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[i] 'وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَى وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ' [المائدة: ٢]

Answered by
Mehrazur Rahman
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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