The purchasing agent taking a percentage from the selling companies
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The questioner:
He says that he is a purchasing agent for a company, and when the company buys goods from China, he says that some companies offer him a percentage of every transaction he carries out. Is this permissible?
The Shaykh:
No. As long as you are an employee of the company and you procure goods for it from factories and external companies, you are an intermediary. You are an intermediary between the company and the producers. So do not take anything other than your designated salary. If you take anything from the producing or selling company, that is a bribe, which is forbidden and not permissible.
The questioner:
What about some companies that tell the agent, "If the company gives you something, take it"?
The Shaykh:
No, this is not permissible. This does not permit bribery. The company does not permit the forbidden bribe.
The presenter:
Yes. May Allah reward you with good. So it legitimizes the bribe.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
He says that he is a purchasing agent for a company, and when the company buys goods from China, he says that some companies offer him a percentage of every transaction he carries out. Is this permissible?
The Shaykh:
No. As long as you are an employee of the company and you procure goods for it from factories and external companies, you are an intermediary. You are an intermediary between the company and the producers. So do not take anything other than your designated salary. If you take anything from the producing or selling company, that is a bribe, which is forbidden and not permissible.
The questioner:
What about some companies that tell the agent, "If the company gives you something, take it"?
The Shaykh:
No, this is not permissible. This does not permit bribery. The company does not permit the forbidden bribe.
The presenter:
Yes. May Allah reward you with good. So it legitimizes the bribe.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-003-اجتماع الكلمة وأثره في دفع الفتن|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:17:11)
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