The Meaning of Brokerage (Al-Dalalah) and Its Ruling
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Muhammad from Bisha, please go ahead, Muhammad. Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. And upon you be peace, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. May Allah guide you, O Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah reward you, O my brother 'Abd al-Karim. Please go ahead. I have two questions, may Allah reward you with good. The first question, O Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good. If there are two partners in buying and selling real estate, and one of them is looking for land, and when he finds it through a brokerage office—he is the broker, or the owner of the office—and he brings his partner to buy the land. Is it permissible for him to take a fee from the brokerage, and then the land is returned to be sold by the two partners, and they take its profit?
The Shaykh:
My brother, this brokerage matter has a reversal, O Shaykh.
The presenter:
All right.
The questioner:
Perhaps she can hear us on the phone and shorten the television broadcast, please, please, O Shaykh, let us stick to just the first question, please, O Shaykh. A second question, O Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good. Connect again on the phone reversal. Thank you, please go ahead, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
As for this brokerage, according to the technical term and what has become customary, it is taken by the agent—the agent between the seller and the buyer takes it in exchange for his effort, and it is called al-samsarah (brokerage). As for the matter of tricks and this kind of thing, it is not permissible, and deceiving people is not permissible. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Muhammad from Bisha, please go ahead, Muhammad. Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. And upon you be peace, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. May Allah guide you, O Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah reward you, O my brother 'Abd al-Karim. Please go ahead. I have two questions, may Allah reward you with good. The first question, O Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good. If there are two partners in buying and selling real estate, and one of them is looking for land, and when he finds it through a brokerage office—he is the broker, or the owner of the office—and he brings his partner to buy the land. Is it permissible for him to take a fee from the brokerage, and then the land is returned to be sold by the two partners, and they take its profit?
The Shaykh:
My brother, this brokerage matter has a reversal, O Shaykh.
The presenter:
All right.
The questioner:
Perhaps she can hear us on the phone and shorten the television broadcast, please, please, O Shaykh, let us stick to just the first question, please, O Shaykh. A second question, O Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good. Connect again on the phone reversal. Thank you, please go ahead, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
As for this brokerage, according to the technical term and what has become customary, it is taken by the agent—the agent between the seller and the buyer takes it in exchange for his effort, and it is called al-samsarah (brokerage). As for the matter of tricks and this kind of thing, it is not permissible, and deceiving people is not permissible. Yes.
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1371 - معنى السمسرة (الدلالة) وحكمها - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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