Kindly tell me is this kind of business is permissible in Islam…
A:
Haamidaw wa Musalliyaa
The brokerage fee earned from permissible transactions is permissible. However, earning a brokerage from impermissible transactions such as the sale of futures, options, the sale of shares that have not yet been transferred etc, or from the sale of shares which are prohibited, such as the shares of Haram industries, conventional banks, conventional insurance companies etc, is impermissible and such earnings are prohibited in the Shariah. Hence, one must consult closely with competent Ulama and transact carefully to ensure that one’s earnings are indeed permissible and not tainted with Haram.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
Shafiq Jakhura (Mufti)
Fatwa Dept.