What is the ruling on a salary derived from tips collected in two ways: first, by rounding up invoices with decimal fractions to the nearest half and the difference going to tips; and second, by the customer giving the tip directly to the worker after the service is completed, with these accumulated tips being distributed monthly to all employees?
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It is impermissible to take an increase over the real price from the customer except with his consent and knowledge, even if the increase is a small amount, due to the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "Whoever appropriates the right of a Muslim person by his oath, Allah has made Hellfire obligatory for him and Paradise forbidden for him." A man then asked: "Even if it is something small, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied: "Even if it is a twig of Arak." As for what is taken by the second method, there is no harm in it.
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