{"_id":"6a78f2dc7157daf338caefbd","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Must I compensate the owner if I use a tennis court without paying the required fee?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"If a tennis court is owned by a local authority and requires payment to book, is it permissible to use the court without paying, and if someone does so, must they financially compensate the local authority? Does the ruling change if the local authority owns the park and tennis courts even though they are located outside the district it governs? For clarity, the local authority governs a district and, for some reason, owns a park outside that district which contains tennis courts.\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"It is not permissible to use someone else's property without their permission. If you do, then repentence is owed to Allah and restitution to property owner.\\n\\nFor your second question, it doesn't matter as long as they are the recognized owner.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"696530653e4fd26d8f9b39c1","tag":"Contemporary Life: Games & Sports","count":24}],"createdOn":"2026-08-09T21:36:28.375Z"}