Paying fees via a phone and taking a fee for it
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Q: Is it permissible to take an extra amount on top of the sum paid to the passport office through
another person's phone? For example: when I visited the Riyadh passport office, they asked me for a fee of 1,350 riyals for a two-year residence permit. The owner of a stall in front of the passport office offered to pay it for me using his mobile phone and take an extra 40 riyals, because the passport office does not accept cash but only deposits into its account. Is there any religious violation in this, or is it a type of riba (usury or interest)? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you.
A: If the beneficiary pays the payer the amount via the mobile phone in the same session before the payment is made, there is nothing wrong with it; because the payer is an agent for a fee.
another person's phone? For example: when I visited the Riyadh passport office, they asked me for a fee of 1,350 riyals for a two-year residence permit. The owner of a stall in front of the passport office offered to pay it for me using his mobile phone and take an extra 40 riyals, because the passport office does not accept cash but only deposits into its account. Is there any religious violation in this, or is it a type of riba (usury or interest)? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you.
A: If the beneficiary pays the payer the amount via the mobile phone in the same session before the payment is made, there is nothing wrong with it; because the payer is an agent for a fee.
Source
www.alifta.gov.sa
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