Hiring/Renting: Paying Rent When the Leased Item is Handed Over

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Ayatullah Sistani

Ruling 2206

Whenever a lessor hands over the leased item, the lessee must pay its rent even if he does not take possession of it [because, for example, he had gone away at that time,] or he takes possession of it but does not use it to the end of the rental period.

-Ayatullah Sistani, Practical Laws of Islam, Hiring/Renting (Ijarah)