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Being the middle man in a sale

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Q: Is it permissible for a person to be a middle man (simsaar) for the buyer and seller? For instance in one transaction he receives his cut from both buyer and seller.

Bismillaah

A: Yes.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.