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Is it permissible to work as a commercial broker in non-Muslim countries and receive a percentage commission from the buyer, with the possibility of adding this commission to the price of the goods without informing the buyer of its amount?

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Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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It is impermissible to add a commission to the price of a commodity and present it to the merchant without his knowledge of its amount. Contracts with merchants are not valid unless the amount of the commission is specified or it is a percentage of a known amount.

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