Ruling on a worker accepting a gift from his clients
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Question:
Is it permissible for a pharmacist to accept gifts from companies that produce certain medications, even though he is not the owner of the capital he works with, but rather works for a wage, and these gifts will not affect the sale and purchase of these companies' products in the pharmacy where this pharmacist works? And what if these gifts do affect the sale and purchase of these companies' products in this pharmacy?
Answer:
This also requires detailed consideration: If the gifts cause him to be unfaithful in his work, and to prefer this company over others, by striving to sell its products and what he has in stock from it, while being lenient with the others, then he is not allowed to do that. He is a trustee regarding the sale of all the goods he has, and he is a worker, commanded to sell the medications or goods he has in his possession.
So if the gift has no connection to that, rather they gave it to him because he is their relative, or because he helps them with certain things, or because he is their agent, and it does not affect him in his work, we do not know of anything that prevents accepting it. But if it affects the work and makes him distinguish this company, striving to sell its products and what he is entrusted with, while being lenient regarding the others, then this is not permissible, because it involves betrayal of trust.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Is it permissible for a pharmacist to accept gifts from companies that produce certain medications, even though he is not the owner of the capital he works with, but rather works for a wage, and these gifts will not affect the sale and purchase of these companies' products in the pharmacy where this pharmacist works? And what if these gifts do affect the sale and purchase of these companies' products in this pharmacy?
Answer:
This also requires detailed consideration: If the gifts cause him to be unfaithful in his work, and to prefer this company over others, by striving to sell its products and what he has in stock from it, while being lenient with the others, then he is not allowed to do that. He is a trustee regarding the sale of all the goods he has, and he is a worker, commanded to sell the medications or goods he has in his possession.
So if the gift has no connection to that, rather they gave it to him because he is their relative, or because he helps them with certain things, or because he is their agent, and it does not affect him in his work, we do not know of anything that prevents accepting it. But if it affects the work and makes him distinguish this company, striving to sell its products and what he is entrusted with, while being lenient regarding the others, then this is not permissible, because it involves betrayal of trust.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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