Is it permissible to take a commission from a friend without his knowledge, in exchange for solving his problem through a mediator, if this commission is included in the amount paid to the mediator?

If you exerted physical or financial effort to solve your friend's problem, you may take compensation for your effort, even if the friend does not know. However, if your effort was limited to your status and connections, then it is not permissible for you to take compensation for that, even if he knows and agrees, because it is from the forbidden price of status. We emphasize the virtue of fulfilling the needs of Muslims and the danger of deceiving them and unlawfully consuming their wealth.