Conforme escrito na documentação
Você deve especificar return_date e rental_date na cláusula select.
Existem duas opções:
SELECT DISTINCT
customer.first_name,
rental.return_date,
rental.rental_date
FROM
rental,
customer
WHERE
rental.customer_id = customer.customer_id
GROUP BY
rental.rental_id
HAVING
(
rental.return_date - rental.rental_date
) =(
...
ou
SELECT DISTINCT
customer.first_name,
(rental.return_date - rental.rental_date) as rental_duration
FROM
rental,
customer
WHERE
rental.customer_id = customer.customer_id
GROUP BY
rental.rental_id
HAVING
rental_duration =(
...
Ambos devem funcionar muito bem.