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What is the ruling on money taken by a person in exchange for following up on an electricity application after a decision was issued to prevent the entry of electricity into the مخطط (development/area)?

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If the work of the tracker achieves a benefit for the principal, then the tracker must be given a wage commensurate with the proportion of benefit achieved. However, if no benefit is achieved for the principal, the tracker deserves nothing, because this transaction is considered a ju'alah (a contract for a reward). The فقهاء (jurists) have stipulated that the worker deserves a portion of the wage if a portion of the benefit is achieved for the principal.

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