What is the ruling on a man appointing another to pay his traffic violations on his behalf and taking a fee for that?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This is a question that has been asked repeatedly: What is the ruling on some people paying the traffic violations and administrative fees of others and taking a fee for doing so when paying at bank exchange offices?
Answer:
If he takes your money, the money you have with you, and pays it, serving you and taking a fee, then there is nothing wrong with that. But if he pays from his own funds, paying from his own money and taking from you an extra amount, this is riba (usury or interest). Is it not permissible? Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This is a question that has been asked repeatedly: What is the ruling on some people paying the traffic violations and administrative fees of others and taking a fee for doing so when paying at bank exchange offices?
Answer:
If he takes your money, the money you have with you, and pays it, serving you and taking a fee, then there is nothing wrong with that. But if he pays from his own funds, paying from his own money and taking from you an extra amount, this is riba (usury or interest). Is it not permissible? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [186 -858] ما حكم توكيل الرجل لآخر يسدد عنه المخالفات ويأخذ على ذلك أجرة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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