Is it permissible for the owner of a medical laboratory to agree with doctors to refer patients to him in exchange for a percentage of the lab tests, knowing that this percentage is not borne by the patient and the price of the test remains as usual in other laboratories?
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It is impermissible for the laboratory owner to give the doctor a percentage of money in exchange for referring patients for analysis, as this is considered prohibited bribery.
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