Does seeking to change the agency of foreign products – which have agents in Arab countries – constitute selling over one’s brother’s sale, knowing that the agent may not give importance to these products due to low profit or lack of experience?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
Commercial agencies in which the agent receives a fee are considered a form of ijara (leasing/hiring), which is akin to a sale. As long as the two parties are within the term of the agency, seeking to change the agent falls under the prohibition of "selling over the sale of one's brother."
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