Does purchasing an electrical appliance from a specific company before requesting an agency from it, with the intention of softening the relationship with the company owner, and without an actual need for the device, but with the possibility of benefiting from it later, fall under the forms of bribery?
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There is no objection to purchasing the device if the intention is to facilitate what you will discuss with the shop owner, and what you request from him is not forbidden; because the basic principle concerning agency is permissibility, and it is permissible to receive a fee for it.
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