Is it permissible to take money in exchange for withdrawing from a government tender for selling goods, after agreeing with the competitors to lower the price and then divide the profits?
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It is permissible for one competitor to pay the other financial compensation in exchange for the latter withdrawing from the competition. Some jurists view this as a form of waiving a right for compensation, and it has parallels such as waiving positions for money, a woman selling her turn to her co-wife or husband, and as an analogy to what Ibn Rushd and Ibn Abdus mentioned regarding the permissibility of taking money in exchange for refraining from bargaining over an item.
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