Taking the brokerage fee from both the seller and the buyer in the sale of land
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The questioner:
The questioner says: One of my brothers asked me to sell a piece of land he owns,
The Shaykh:
meaning, do you want to settle down? I will sell it to you, okay?
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh:
One of my brothers asked me what?
The questioner:
To sell a piece of land he owns.
The Shaykh:
My brother, no.
The questioner:
To sell.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
One of my brothers asked me to sell a piece of land he owns, and I told him, “I condition that you pay me a brokerage fee.” When I brought the buyer, I also asked him for a brokerage fee. Is my action permissible? Knowing that neither of them knows that I took from the other.
The Shaykh:
My brother, you are entitled to only one brokerage fee, which you take from either the seller or the buyer. As for deceiving them and taking from this one and that one, this is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: One of my brothers asked me to sell a piece of land he owns,
The Shaykh:
meaning, do you want to settle down? I will sell it to you, okay?
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh:
One of my brothers asked me what?
The questioner:
To sell a piece of land he owns.
The Shaykh:
My brother, no.
The questioner:
To sell.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
One of my brothers asked me to sell a piece of land he owns, and I told him, “I condition that you pay me a brokerage fee.” When I brought the buyer, I also asked him for a brokerage fee. Is my action permissible? Knowing that neither of them knows that I took from the other.
The Shaykh:
My brother, you are entitled to only one brokerage fee, which you take from either the seller or the buyer. As for deceiving them and taking from this one and that one, this is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة تابع باب ما جاء من التغليظ فيمن عبد الله عند قبر رجل صالح، فكيف إذا عبده ؟ — islamhouse.com (57:45)
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