Is it permissible for a person to mediate between two clients in two different countries for the sale or purchase of a halal product for a fee, without the mediator having any capital or exerting any effort other than the mediation itself?
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Mediation between a seller and a buyer is brokerage (simsarah), which is an act permissible in Islamic law, provided that the subject of mediation is permissible, and the uncertainty (Jahalah) regarding the commission is removed.
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