What is the ruling on selling postage stamps, where one buys them for a qirsh and exerts effort until he obtains them from the post office?

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.

The questioner : How is the honorable Shaykh doing?

The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.

The questioner : Tell us about your health?

The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you, how are you?

The questioner : Three questions?

The Shaykh : How are you?

The questioner : May Allah keep you safe, my sir.

The Shaykh : Please go ahead.

The questioner : The first question is about selling postage stamps?

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : The stamp is bought by the summons writer for a qirsh.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : And he exerts effort until he obtains it from the post office.

The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.

The questioner : So he says, I want the price of this effort I exerted, meaning as a reward?

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : Yes?

The Shaykh : Yes, I understood.

The questioner : Yes, so is it permissible for him to do that?

The Shaykh : You are saying as a reward, what is it?

The questioner : Meaning he has now written a summons.

The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.

The questioner : The summons requires that you provide ten qirsh in stamps.

The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.

The questioner : So the one who has the stamps bought them in advance.

The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.

The questioner : He tells you, instead of bringing you the ten, it cost me twelve qirsh, for example.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : Is it permissible for him to do that?

The Shaykh : Do I have a query here?

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : We once discussed this issue together with some of the brothers.

The questioner : I sent you a question about it.

The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible, as long as you are the sender.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : So in exchange for the sender, there is another sender.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : And that is me.

The questioner : Yes, indeed.

The Shaykh : So I am asking now.

The questioner : My brother works in the post office.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : The one I asked, he works in the post office.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : He said, if he buys for a hundred thousand dinars, did he not calculate a single fils?

The Shaykh : Ah, so then.

The questioner : The stamp... whether the quantity is small or large, is it the same price?

The Shaykh : Yes, so on this basis, it can be said that he may take his fee for his efforts.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you.

The questioner : This is the first question.