Ijara: pillars and formula

This page sets out the pillars of the ijara (lease) contract according to the four Sunni schools, based on al-Mawsua al-fiqhiyya. The ijara rests on four pillars: the two contracting parties (the lessor and the lessee), the formula (sigha), the wage (ujra) and the benefit (manfa'a) which is its object. The jurists also discuss the option (khiyar), whether the object of the contract is the benefit or the thing itself, payment of the wage in advance or on deferred terms, and the estimation of the benefit by duration or by work.

Parts of this section

• The first pillar: the two contracting parties
• First modality of paying the wage: requiring it in advance in the session