A merchant gives those who bring customers to his shop 5%; what is the ruling on that?
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The questioner : My teacher, there is a man who is friends with a merchant. The merchant said to him: If you bring me customers, I will give you 5% if they buy for one hundred dinars. Is this permissible for the merchant's friend?
The Shaykh : You mean, if I bring you...?
The questioner : If I bring you a customer who buys for one hundred dinars from you, I give you five dinars, meaning 5%.
The Shaykh : If he brings him a customer who buys for one hundred dinars?
The questioner : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : He gives him five out of the hundred.
The questioner : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : And if he brings him a customer who buys for fifty?
The questioner : He takes half... My teacher, he takes a percentage, my teacher.
The Shaykh : He takes half.
The questioner : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : If the merchant takes the five percent, or the percentage, from his own pocket and not from the customer's pocket, then it is permissible.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And if he adds it to the customer's bill and takes five dinars from him to give to this intermediary, then it is not permissible.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good, my teacher.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
The questioner : My teacher!
The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh : You mean, if I bring you...?
The questioner : If I bring you a customer who buys for one hundred dinars from you, I give you five dinars, meaning 5%.
The Shaykh : If he brings him a customer who buys for one hundred dinars?
The questioner : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : He gives him five out of the hundred.
The questioner : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : And if he brings him a customer who buys for fifty?
The questioner : He takes half... My teacher, he takes a percentage, my teacher.
The Shaykh : He takes half.
The questioner : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : If the merchant takes the five percent, or the percentage, from his own pocket and not from the customer's pocket, then it is permissible.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And if he adds it to the customer's bill and takes five dinars from him to give to this intermediary, then it is not permissible.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good, my teacher.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
The questioner : My teacher!
The Shaykh: Yes.
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