Question

As salamo Alaikum warahmatullah wa barakatuh.
I am an electrician by profession. When we buy electrical products from an electrical shop for our work, the shopkeeper gives a commission of 2% on the whole bill to me.Suppose if my whole bill is of Rs.5000, then I get a commission of 2% that is Rs.100 from the shopkeeper instantly as cash. I buy products for our customer and we also take the customer sometimes with us to the electrical shop to buy electrical items. The customer pays the whole bill amount and the whole seller gives 2% commission to us as electricians.Is the amount halal or haram which the shopkeeper give us as commission? Please answer soon.Jazakallah.

Answer 1

Ref. No. 1911/44-2263

In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful

The answer to your question is as follows:

If the shopkeeper already agreed upon giving you 2/% commission while he does not overcharge the customers, then this amount received from the shopkeeper is permissible as a broker's wages, and if it is not pre-agreed, then this amount is permissible too as a reward. Shopkeepers do this so that electricians can take their customers to those shops. However, if the shopkeeper increases the price of the goods, then it is not permissible to do so. And if the electrician doesn't go along, still he gets the commission then it's not allowable.

And Allah knows best

Darul Ifta

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