What is the ruling on working in marketing for an advertising and marketing company that promotes products and educational courses, knowing that I market permissible products and receive a commission from the company when customers register or purchase through me? And is the percentage taken by the person through whom I registered considered unlawful or a brokerage fee? And does this person taking a percentage of my profits convert the work into network or pyramid marketing, knowing that registration is free and their percentage depends on my profits?

If the company does not require any direct or indirect payments (subscription or obligation to purchase its products), then there is no sharia impediment to benefiting from its commissions for marketing products or attracting customers, provided that the commission is known and specified. However, if it is a percentage of profits or sales, the majority of scholars do not permit it due to the uncertainty of the remuneration, whereas the Hanbalis permit it if the uncertainty does not prevent delivery and it becomes known in the end. This differs from pyramid marketing, which is considered an unlawful acquisition of wealth because it relies on the participant receiving money for the work of others (marketing members).