A tenant due to financial difficulties is unable to continue his business.

Answer

If the tenant is genuinely in financial straits and is unable to continue with the lease, then he has a valid reason for requesting cancellation. Since the lessor is a Muslim, it is incumbent for him to accept the tenant's request. It will be evil for the landlord to resort to the kuffaar court to oppress the hard-pressed Muslim brother. This is not the way for a Muslim to behave. Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said:

"The Muslimoon are like one man. If the eye pains, the whole body is affected, and if the head pains, the entire body is affected."

Whatever the landlord will squeeze out from the tenant with the aid of the kuffaar court will be haraam gain acquired by usurpation.

CONSEQUENCE

OF PRIDE

Hadhrat Haatim Asamm (Rahmatullah alayh) said: "Allah Ta'ala will not take the mutakabbir (the one of pride) from this world (i.e. he will not die) until He has not humiliated him by his lowly workers and neighbours. And, before his death he will soil himself in his own urine and faeces." Besides this, other kinds of worldly calamities will befall him, and all of this is besides the greater punishment awaiting him in the Aakhirat.

Hadhrat Abu Turaab Nakhbashi (Rahmatullah alayh) said: "Despising a faqeer (a poor person) is takabbur (pride), and to speak arrogantly with him is an attribute of dogs."