Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Azaadville

Earning A Commission On Referrals

· 18 Rabiʻ II 1446 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I refer customers to car dealers and in return they pay me a commission for the referrals. I am only paid the commission if the client referred purchases the car.

Can I structure a deal with the dealers so that they pay me a commission for every customer I bring to the garage, whether they purchase the car or not?

Answer

It is permissible to earn money in the manner you have explained, where the car dealer only pays you when the customers you bring in purchase a car. However, it will not be permissible for you to arrange a contract with the dealer to pay you for simply bringing in customers, regardless if they purchase a car or not.

In both scenarios, you are an agent facilitating the transaction between two parties, but the agent is only entitled to receive his pay once the transaction has been completed between both the parties, which is done with the seller selling and the customer purchasing the product.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

قال الفقيه أبو الليث رحمه الله تعالى: لا شيء له (للدلال) لأن العادة فيما بين الناس أنهم لا يعطون الأجر إذا لم يتفق البيع. كذا في الظهيرية.

(الفتاوى الهندية ٤: ٤٥١ ، مكتبة رشيدية)

قال لدلال: اعرض ضيعتي وبعها على أن لك الأجر كذا، فلم يقدر هو على إتمام الأمر فباعه دلال آخر، فليس للأول شيء لأن العادة جرت بين الناس أنهم يأخذون ذلك بالبيع. وبه أخذ الفقه أبو الليث رحمه الله تعالى.

(الفتاوى الولوالجية : ٣٤٠، دار الكتب العلمية)

ددلال اپنی اجرت کا مستحق اس وقت ہوتا ہے جب بائع اور مشتری کے درمیان جوڑ پیدا کر کے عقد کو شروع سے آخر تک پائہ تکمیل کو پہنچادے۔

(فتاوی قاسمیہ ، ۶۴۳:۲۱ ، مکتبہ اشرفیہ دیوبند)

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Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
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