A man who rents out his house for years

Al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: There is no condition for a dead person.

Al-Hakam said concerning a man who rented out his house for ten years and then died before that: The lease is terminated and the loan ('ariyah) becomes void.

And Makhul said: The loan ('ariyah) is carried through and the lease becomes void.

And Iyas bin Mu'awiyah said: Both are carried through to the end of their terms.

Ayyub said, from Muhammad bin Sirin: They inherit of that only what he owned during his life.

Amir was asked about a woman who made a salam transaction with her slave for some months, and the woman died before the agreed term. Amir said to her sister: He is your slave; if you wish, take him, and if you wish, leave him.