Is it considered a sin or unlawful for a doctor to receive a 50% commission from the value of a patient's lab tests, previously agreed upon with the laboratory, and is the laboratory owner held accountable if the doctor requests unnecessary tests to increase his commission without the owner's knowledge?
First: It is not permissible for the doctor and the laboratory owner to agree that the doctor takes a percentage of the analysis fee, unless the laboratory has an advantage in honesty, trustworthiness, and excellence. In that case, it is permissible to refer patients to it without taking a percentage; otherwise, it is taking money without a legitimate exchange.
Second: If the laboratory owner knows that the doctor requested unnecessary tests to increase the percentage, then it is not permissible for him to perform them, because it involves cooperation in deceiving the patient and unlawfully consuming his wealth. However, if he does not know, then there is no sin upon him.
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