What is the ruling on a merchant selling goods he owns through an online store, then sending them to the customer who pays an intermediary upon receipt, taking into account two cases where the intermediary deducts a sum of money?
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It is permissible for the intermediary to take a commission for each transaction or a monthly wage. The mentioned transaction falls under the category of selling a described, absent item, and it is permissible to delay payment for it.
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