Is it permissible to work as a sales representative and take a commission in a company that sells permissible goods?
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If the work involves effort in seeking out customers, then taking a commission is permissible. This has been affirmed by a from the Permanent Committee for Issuing Fatwas, which declared the permissibility of taking a commission for such work.
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Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
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