Charging of rent from tenant

Plea of petitioner, was that verse 22:78 of the Holy Qur'an made it clear that Allah Almighty had commanded human beings- male and female- to earn livelihood by doing work; that it was incumbent upon every person to keep working and eat from only what he earned himself by his own hands, therefore Islamic Shariah did not allow anyone to charge rent from his/her tenant, and that no rent was ever charged by the Holy Prophet or Rightly Guided Caliphs

Validity

According to Muslim jurists contract for rent/lease/ijarah was a valid legal contract which was duly authenticated by the Holy Qu'ran, Sunnah of the Holy Prophet and Ijma

All companions of the Holy Prophet unanimously held that ijarah was a lawful contract, and they themselves practised all lawful forms of such a contract

Plea of petitioner that without personal involvement in labour and hard work, no one was entitled to any remuneration was absolutely without force

Islamic Injunctions regarding permissibility of gift, zakat/ushr, inheritance etc. which conferred rights of ownership upon the recipients without any physical labour or contribution on his/her part were a few examples in such connection, which had duly been approved by the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah of the Holy Prophet

Present Shariat petition was devoid of force and misconceived and was accordingly dismissed.