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Is it permissible to accept a sum of money from a Bangladeshi friend in exchange for employing seven workers and obtaining visas for them to work at the company, knowing that the workers are needed and that they pay the money willingly?

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The issue of recruiting workers from abroad and obtaining work visas for them, and what their sponsor takes is considered the price of intercession (thaman al-jah). This is when a person uses their influence or power to help another obtain their right, provided that the obstacles are not based on a legally binding Shar'i reason. Scholars have differed on the permissibility of taking a fee for this action, ranging from prohibition to disfavor (karahah) and detailed permissibility.

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