We work at a gas station; is it permissible to give a customer a gift if he purchases twenty riyals?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I work as an accountant at a gas station, and when we sell approximately twenty riyals worth of goods, we give the customer a gift. What is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh:
What do you do?
The questioner:
I work as an accountant at a gas station, and when we sell approximately twenty riyals worth of goods, we give the customer a gift. What is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh:
Not so that he is attracted to you and comes for the sake of the gift; this exposes the owners of other stations, so such a practice is not permissible. This is because it attracts customers to those who give them gifts and hinders the others. This resembles intercepting travelers, which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I work as an accountant at a gas station, and when we sell approximately twenty riyals worth of goods, we give the customer a gift. What is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh:
What do you do?
The questioner:
I work as an accountant at a gas station, and when we sell approximately twenty riyals worth of goods, we give the customer a gift. What is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh:
Not so that he is attracted to you and comes for the sake of the gift; this exposes the owners of other stations, so such a practice is not permissible. This is because it attracts customers to those who give them gifts and hinders the others. This resembles intercepting travelers, which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3115- 4717] نعمل في محطة فهل يجوز أن نعطي الزبون هدية إذا اشترى بعشرين ريالاً؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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