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Tuesday, 2 Rajab 1431 H /15 June 2010

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IJAARAH: HIRING IN ISLAM

WORDS TO REMEMBER:

Lessor: The one who lets out property under a lease. This is the owner of the property generally referred to as the landlord.

Lessee: The one who holds a lease. This is the person who hires or rents a property, generally referred to as the tenant. Ijaarah is the Islamic form of hiring and leasing. We mention a few important rules pertaining to Ijaarah.

1. When hiring premises (house, shop, etc.) it is Waajib to stipulate exact duration of occupation and amount of rental. If this is not done, the contract is invalid.

2. Once the keys of the premises are handed to the tenant, the contract is sealed. Now whether he occupies the premises or not, the rental becomes Waajib and payable. Even if the premises remained empty for the entire month, rental is still due to the landlord.

3. A lease is permissible in Shariah, regardless of its duration. The commencement of such an extended Ijaarah will either be the date stipulated in the lease, or the date when the tenant moved in. 4.None of the parties has the right to cancel the lease except for a valid reason. Such reasons will be mentioned later.

5. In the absence of a lease, the tenant may cancel the agreement at any time, but before the commencement of the next month.

6. NOTE: In Shariah, a lease does not have to be in writing, although it is preferable to have it in writing so as to avoid dispute later on. In verse 282 of Surah Baqarah, Almighty Allah instructs the
Believers to write down their business transactions, or to have witnesses at the time of the contract. Therefore, even a verbal lease will be valid and binding. read more

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The UN Security Council has condemned the escalating ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan, calling for calm and the restoration of order following the bloodiest ethnic clashes seen in the region since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Barack Obama has told residents of the US Gulf of Mexico coast that he will use the full force of his government to ensure that they are compensated for losses caused by the massive oil spill in the region.

Violence in Mexico has led to the deaths of 42 people, as rival drug-gangs clashed in a prison leading to 29 deaths and separately 13 police officers were killed.

A resident of Parklands was arrested on yesterday at the Cape Town Fan Fest when he allegedly made repeated bomb threats.

The National Prosecuting Authority has sentenced two of the three men to 15 years in prison each for the armed robbery of three foreign journalists in Magaliesburg.

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500g vegetables of your choice – patti pans, sweet potatoes, gem squash, pumpkin, baby potatoes, carrots, marrow
12, 5ml (1 tablespoon) brown sugar
12, 5 ml (1 tablespoon) lemon pepper
12,5ml (1 tablespoon) garlic butter salt to taste
Salt to taste
125ml (½ cup) fresh cream

Method:
Wash veggies and cut those that are big or whole into chunks. Leave sweet potatoes, baby potatoes, gem squash and marrow unpeeled. Place veggies in an ovenproof casserole.Mix together rest of the ingredients and pour over the vegetables. Cover casserole with foil and bake at 180*C for 15 to 20 minutes, then remove foil and bake uncovered for a further 10 to 15 minutes or until all the veggies are very tender.

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