Is it permissible for a teacher to keep a personal discount of $40 from the $80 full price of an international exam paid by students, knowing that this discount is exclusive to his email and does not benefit the students, and there was no prior agreement with them regarding it?
Your registration for the exam is not for yourself, but you are an agent for the student. You are not permitted to profit from it without their knowledge.
Scholars have stipulated that any additional amount earned by the agent reverts to their principal. In the of Urwah ibn al-Ja'd al-Bariqi, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, approved of him taking an extra dirham from it. This indicates that the agent does not own the surplus for themselves, but rather it belongs to the one who appointed them.
Therefore, you must inform the students that the entity will give you a discount if you register for them, and you will keep this discount for yourself. If they agree, there is no harm; otherwise, you are not permitted to take the discount for yourself.
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