Authored by: Saudi Fatwa Committee
If a person owns a house, rest house, or tent, and someone seeks to rent it while the landlord is aware that the tenant will install a satellite dish (dish antenna)—which is known to corrupt beliefs, morals, and social behavior—then it is not permissible to rent the property to such a person.
However, if the intention of installing the dish is unknown to the landlord, and the tenant moves in and later installs a dish, then the rental contract remains valid. In such a case, once the lease term ends, the landlord may state:
“Either remove the dish, or vacate the property.”
Regarding the financial aspect, if the rental agreement was impermissible from the beginning, then the rent earned is also haram.
[Ibn ʿUthaymīn: Liqāʾ al-Bāb al-Maftūḥ: 18/119]
❖ Renting Property to Someone Intending to Install a Dish (Satellite Receiver)
If a person owns a house, rest house, or tent, and someone seeks to rent it while the landlord is aware that the tenant will install a satellite dish (dish antenna)—which is known to corrupt beliefs, morals, and social behavior—then it is not permissible to rent the property to such a person.
However, if the intention of installing the dish is unknown to the landlord, and the tenant moves in and later installs a dish, then the rental contract remains valid. In such a case, once the lease term ends, the landlord may state:
“Either remove the dish, or vacate the property.”
Regarding the financial aspect, if the rental agreement was impermissible from the beginning, then the rent earned is also haram.
[Ibn ʿUthaymīn: Liqāʾ al-Bāb al-Maftūḥ: 18/119]
