; thus, four positions are reported from him on this matter: permissibility, prohibition, reprehensibility, and reprehensibility of renting them out specifically during the pilgrimage season. It has been reported from ‘Abd Allāh ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “It is not lawful to sell or rent out the houses of Mecca.” Ibn ‘Abbās narrated from him, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that he said: “All of Mecca is open to all; its residential properties may not be sold, nor its houses rented out.” Success comes only from Allah, glorified and exalted is He.