Can I Pay Monthly Fees For a Service?
Question: Assalamu ‘alaykum., In the Hanafi Madhab, are you allowed to pay a monthly fee for unlimited access to something, for example, paying a fixed monthly fee for unlimited internet data for your home wi-fi or paying a fixed monthly fee for a travel card for unlimited use of public transport?
Answer:
Wa ‘alaykum assalam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh.
I pray you are well.
Yes, this is permissible. You would be hiring that service. Hiring is paying to enjoy the benefits of something without owning it. [Maydani, al-Lubab]
May Allah bless you with the best of both worlds.
[Shaykh] Abdul-Rahim
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat began his studies in Arabic Grammar and Morphology in 2005. After graduating with a degree in English and History he moved to Damascus in 2007 where, for 18 months, he studied with many erudite scholars. In late 2008 he moved to Amman, Jordan, where he continued his studies for the next six years in Sacred Law (fiqh), legal theory (Usul al-fiqh), theology, hadith methodology, hadith commentary, and Logic. He was also given licenses of mastery in the science of Quranic recital and he was able to study an extensive curriculum of Quranic sciences, tafsir, Arabic grammar, and Arabic eloquence.
