Fatwa: # 16906
Category: Financial Transactions
Country: India
Date: 14th July 2008

Title

Is it correct in Islam to take commission without informing the first party?I want to know whether I was wrong in taking that amount without informing my colleague.

Question

Iam feeling guilty and need your help.Please guide me for the followign question, i will be thankful to you.


As one of my colleagues purchased a land thru one of my relative and my relative has taken commission on that sale. However as i was also involved in that deal, my relative gave some amount to me as well.

Is it correct in Islam to take commission without informing the first party?I want to know whether I was wrong in taking that amount without informing my colleague. (Though this amount was given from the commission which my relative took).

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

 

It is permissible to collect a commission for being an agent. Your relative received a commission from a sale transaction that occurred with your colleague. Assuming that it was not part of the contract for you to receive any commission in lieu of your participation, your relative will be the sole owner of the commission money. He may spend the money as he wishes. If he gifts you an amount from the commission money, it will be permissible for you to accept it. It will be considered as a normal gift. You do not have to inform your friend about the gift.

And Allah knows best

Wassalam

Ml. Ehzaz Ajmeri,
Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa

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